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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But the costumes appeared to do little to assuage the tension some employees felt following the earnings call, which alluded to impending cost cuts. —

Alena Botros, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024 Approach It Head-On Don’t send an email to your employees alluding to the news, as that can lead to unnecessary anxiety. —

Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 All three released individual statements, with some alluding to potentially troubling issues on top of the band’s already prominent notoriety: Frontman Tim Lambesis infamously spent nearly three years in prison after pleading guilty to soliciting an undercover cop to murder his then-wife. —

Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024 Candelas alluded to that history in a statement Friday. —

Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for allude to