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a statement that refers to something without mentioning it directly
The lyrics contain biblical allusions.
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Grace Fell, a 25-year-old Chicago native, recalls seeing trailers for Wicked's national tour on TV for years but said the racial and political allusions in the plot never came across.
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Tamia Fowlkes, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
The series explores indulgence, nature, and the five senses, anchored by the seven-panel masterpiece with Art Nouveau allusions, Blue Parrakeet.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
And that’s just one of Wicked’s many brilliant allusions to that 1939 film, starring Judy Garland.
—Sammi Tapper, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
Crudeness and lewdness Reminiscing about Arnold Palmer, who lived there, the former president made lewd allusions to the famous golfer’s manhood.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
Other radical allusions appear in works like Kounellis’s untitled 1969 piece, which features a candle and a plaque with the words LIBERTÀ O MORTE W MARAT W ROBESPIERRE, referring to the Jacobin martyrs of the French Revolution.
—Wilson Tarbox, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Musical theater is the most American art form that exists, all dazzle and jazz hands, but Fitzgerald’s novel draws its power from the lightness of its allusions.
—Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Materials, too, break from neutral modernist tropes, with allusions to the lapis lazuli and bronze of artifacts.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2024
His novels are filled with allusions to books, poetry, music, art.
—Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
Tamia Fowlkes, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
The series explores indulgence, nature, and the five senses, anchored by the seven-panel masterpiece with Art Nouveau allusions, Blue Parrakeet.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
And that’s just one of Wicked’s many brilliant allusions to that 1939 film, starring Judy Garland.
—Sammi Tapper, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
Crudeness and lewdness Reminiscing about Arnold Palmer, who lived there, the former president made lewd allusions to the famous golfer’s manhood.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
Other radical allusions appear in works like Kounellis’s untitled 1969 piece, which features a candle and a plaque with the words LIBERTÀ O MORTE W MARAT W ROBESPIERRE, referring to the Jacobin martyrs of the French Revolution.
—Wilson Tarbox, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Musical theater is the most American art form that exists, all dazzle and jazz hands, but Fitzgerald’s novel draws its power from the lightness of its allusions.
—Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Materials, too, break from neutral modernist tropes, with allusions to the lapis lazuli and bronze of artifacts.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2024
His novels are filled with allusions to books, poetry, music, art.
—Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Allusions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allusions. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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