as in to indicate
to convey an idea indirectly Mrs. Simons alluded to some health problems, without being specific
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Recent Examples of allude His seat is scorching hot, but don’t expect the Cowboys to make a swift decision on his future after Schottenheimer alluded on Sunday to a 10-to-12-day timeline to go through post-season evaluations. —
Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2026 As Spade's joke alluded, the box office yield of Vampire in Brooklyn was a sharp drop from Murphy's earlier successes, grossing just under $20 million. —Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025 Weeks before the actress officially filed for divorce, Kidman subtly alluded in a Vogue interview to what appeared to be a cryptic preview of the split. —Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025 Plot details were scant, but in interviews over the past three years she’s alluded her script will have elements of drama and comedy. —Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for allude
Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2026 As Spade's joke alluded, the box office yield of Vampire in Brooklyn was a sharp drop from Murphy's earlier successes, grossing just under $20 million. —Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025 Weeks before the actress officially filed for divorce, Kidman subtly alluded in a Vogue interview to what appeared to be a cryptic preview of the split. —Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025 Plot details were scant, but in interviews over the past three years she’s alluded her script will have elements of drama and comedy. —Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for allude
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This behavior indicates a significant underlying problem.— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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According to the Seatrade report, the average reduction is approximately 9%, indicating that gains depend on wind power conditions.— Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
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The investment bank has a buy rating on Amazon and a $280 price target on shares, implying 12% upside from Thursday's close.— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
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The change in coma chemistry observed by the team implies that the internal chemistry of 3I/ATLAS differs from its external chemistry.— Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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And as this headline suggests, today’s distribution agreements really are true partnerships that require filmmakers to pull their share of the marketing weight.— Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2026
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These observations suggest that small, mysterious moons with surprisingly different natures are the source of the particles that make up the two outermost rings, and that there are probably even more undiscovered moons to add to the 29 already known around Uranus.— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Trump hints Iran war could last longer than estimated.— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
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The Patriots should be looking for a developmental quarterback and running back in this year’s class, but executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf already hinted last week that the team won’t be looking for a center.— Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
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