alluded

[ uh-loo-did ]

/ əˈlu dɪd /

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adjective

mentioned or referred to, especially casually or indirectly; aforesaid: Your article about the construction tender was misleading, as the alluded issues fall under the Department of Building Services, not the Department of Geological Survey.

suggested or hinted at: To intensify the plot, there's an alluded chemistry between the two that tests one's credulity, as she is a beautiful young student and he is a lean old man.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of allude.

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Origin of alluded

allude + -ed²

Words nearby alluded

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How to use alluded in a sentence

In doing so, though, Pai alluded to a series of “tough choices” under his watch.
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“I thought he’d run it back and prove everyone wrong,” Jensen said, alluding to the criticism Bjerg has received for his past performances at Worlds.
The enduring and ongoing legacy of Bjergsen|Noah Smith|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
It’s not clear if anything has developed since to extend the deadline, but the court order didn’t allude to any new arrangement.
TikTok sale deadline pushed back|Verne Kopytoff|November 12, 2020|Fortune
Ma has alluded to his ambivalent relationship with the state in the past.
Jack Ma is the poster child of Chinese tech. Why is Beijing reining him in—again?|Naomi Xu Elegant|November 7, 2020|Fortune

As Pritchard alluded to, there’s a reluctance among advertisers to boot certain publishers — even for those that are accused of spreading hate and misinformation — from media plans because they’re worried the lost reach will be too costly to make up.
‘Clearly underinvesting’: Some of the world’s biggest marketers pledge to direct more media dollars to minority-owned business|Seb Joseph|October 23, 2020|Digiday
He wrote that he deserved to die and alluded to a ominous plan that he had backed out of twice already.
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Unfortunately, these problems are merely alluded to—referenced as the important work that feminism does or can do.
The Perils of Glitzy Celebrity Feminism Having a Moment|Amy Zimmerman|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She alluded to research on the topic, but did not provide any herself.
PETA Needs to STFU About Autism and Dairy|Russell Saunders|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The extra layer of intrigue alluded to in that statement is that the WWE itself is an international brand.
Putin Vs. Obama—In Spandex: Wrestling’s New Cold War|Tim Teeman|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Olson and Taylor-Johnson have alluded to some of the complexities in the Scarlet Witch/Quicksilver relationship.
A Guide to Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, the Twins Teased at the End of ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’|Rich Goldstein|April 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The society newspapers for the week alluded to the matter in veiled, but unmistakable terms.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
The axle, which is likewise of wood, is never greased, and thus causes the demoniacal kind of music to which I alluded.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
In 1891 he went to London, where the circumstance of the visit of the two priests alluded to at p. 383 was related to him.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
I have alluded to wine-drinking as a partly intellectual and partly physical enjoyment.
The Art of Drinking|Georg Gottfried Gervinus
The power of Venus in causing rain is fully alluded to in Lenvoy to Scogan, st. 2.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer

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