allude to

phrasal verb

alluded to; alluding to; alludes to

: to speak of or mention (something or someone) in an indirect way

I'm interested in hearing more about the technology you alluded to a minute ago.

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In Don Quixote, Shakespeare’s contemporary Miguel de Cervantes also alludes to rosemary’s medicinal properties. —

Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024 In her first magazine interview with First For Women post-conviction, Loughlin alluded to the controversy without directly referencing it. —

Jessica Wang, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024 There's a sneaky reason for that, which Charania alluded to on ABC's NBA Countdown on Saturday night. —

Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 News, the Perfect Match alum alluded to the news a day prior by sharing a broken heart emoji and a dove emoji, set against a simple black background in an Instagram Stories post. —

Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for allude to