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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 answers may allude you as the Leo moon confronts Mercury.
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USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
His staff, however, alluded that another decision to stay in the seat could come soon.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
Since departing the show, she's managed a feat that alludes many SNL alums: keeping her film and television career vital.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024
And, as Paul Krugman often alludes, one part of technological drift to the back of the pack is always theft, and one part is self-inflicted.
—Matthew Chase Levy, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
His staff, however, alluded that another decision to stay in the seat could come soon.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
Since departing the show, she's managed a feat that alludes many SNL alums: keeping her film and television career vital.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024
And, as Paul Krugman often alludes, one part of technological drift to the back of the pack is always theft, and one part is self-inflicted.
—Matthew Chase Levy, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Along with expanding their hardware into more storefronts, Radar will also use the funding to release additional offerings about customer behavior—like whether a customer picks up and places back down an item, indicating there was something about it the shopper didn’t like.Alexandra York, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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This indicates that the outer and internal tissues have thawed evenly.Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
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As the name implies, a mop-vac rolls a mop and a vacuum into one—sucking up debris and cleaning your floors at the same time.Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024
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Han applying The Dewy Skin Cream Tatcha The Water Cream $72 $54 Tatcha As the name implies, this moisturizer is like a refreshing drink of water for the skin.Annie Blackman, Allure, 29 Nov. 2024
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More studies need to be done, however, to suggest that cold water can cure depression.Audrey Noble, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, widely seen as having the warmest relations with the Kremlin in the European Union, echoed Moscow’s talking points, suggesting the use of U.S.-supplied weapons in Ukraine likely requires direct American involvement.Illia Novikov and Volodymyr Yurchuk, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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The letter hints that Lennon was aware of Clapton’s delicate situation and felt some sympathy with him.Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
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Such a broad geographic range might hint that A. afarensis lived in a variety of habitats that ranged from closed and forested to more open and somewhat dry, as well, which has important implications for how anthropologists reconstruct the lives of the hominins.Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Allude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allude. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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