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to convey an idea indirectly
Mrs. Simons alluded to some health problems, without being specific
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Recent Examples of allude
The price to which LaVorgna alluded came in the form of a bloated federal budget in which the deficit hit $1.8 trillion in 2024 and is tracking so far in well north of that in fiscal 2025 to finance a $36.2 trillion debt.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2025
Nalls also alludes the same about Rossario, who, according to him, did not willingly leave the podcast and has since asked to come back.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 12 Feb. 2025
During the Tuesday meeting, King Abdullah also alluded several times to the need for consultations with Egypt and other Arab countries before responding to Mr. Trump’s proposal, mentioning an upcoming meeting in Riyadh with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Throughout this push for an unprecedented three-peat of Super Bowl championships, Kelce has alluded many times to being toward the end of his career and savoring the moment just a bit more.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2025
Nalls also alludes the same about Rossario, who, according to him, did not willingly leave the podcast and has since asked to come back.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 12 Feb. 2025
During the Tuesday meeting, King Abdullah also alluded several times to the need for consultations with Egypt and other Arab countries before responding to Mr. Trump’s proposal, mentioning an upcoming meeting in Riyadh with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Throughout this push for an unprecedented three-peat of Super Bowl championships, Kelce has alluded many times to being toward the end of his career and savoring the moment just a bit more.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allude
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For example, the report cited that collision data collected in the Czech Republic indicated that the police database contained only 43% of the injuries recorded by the public health insurance system.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The records did not indicate a plea information as of publication time; neither Gerhardt's nor Arielle's lawyers immediately respond to PEOPLE's requests for comments.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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This implies a poor Debt-to-Equity Ratio of 64.7% (vs. 19.0% for S&P 500).—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Such methodology doesn’t necessarily align with the conventional approach for calculating tariffs and implies the U.S. would have looked at only the trade deficit in goods and ignored trade in services.—
Neelabh Chaturvedi, Asriel Chua,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2025
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The bees, as suggested by their name, also produce honey.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Parr, who died in 2015 of congestive heart failure at 85, in a previous interview suggested that if not for McCarthy stopping the path of that third round from Hinckley’s gun, Reagan’s wounds could have been much more serious.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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European leaders have hinted that retaliation could target Big Tech firms.—
Ece Yildirim,
Quartz,
4 Apr. 2025
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Some research in mice and cultured cells hint that microplastics have the potential to cause damage, and epidemiological research suggests that microplastics are associated with respiratory, digestive, and reproductive issues, as well as colon and lung cancer.—
Hannah Seo,
The Atlantic,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Allude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allude. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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