as in to refer (to)
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Eco effort As mentioned, the resort takes its aquiline ponds seriously and has an on-site team of marine naturalists to maintain them.—
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One notable matriarch mentioned in Waters’s book is Phyllis Schlafly.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Allude (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allude%20%28to%29. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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