alluded
Americanadjective
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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.
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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
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Origin of alluded
Example Sentences
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He had alluded to threats to his life when speaking in Ankara, Turkey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
As Musk alluded to, if SpaceX hands out compute like candy, then things could get tight.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
His mother laments he "would not do as he was told" but it is his father's cautionary tale to other children which was the moral Sir Desmond alluded to.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
As Smith alluded to, under the challenge system — as opposed to fulltime ABS, which MLB also tested in the minors — it’s still possible to steal strikes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
To the continuing exasperation of his fellow scientists, he often alluded in published work to the results of contingent experiments that he had not told anyone about.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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