Allude to
Reference
Reference verb - Refer to.
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Synonyms for Reference
Allude to and reference are semantically related in refer to topic. Sometimes you can use "Allude to" instead a verb "Reference".
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- Several episodes in Season 5, however, either explicitly reference or allude to events in the books, largely due to the books' main writer joining the show's writing stable.
Source: Ret Canon - Shows up frequently the MLP:FiM loops, mostly to allude to or reference NoodleIncidents involving loops we don't see.
Source: I Never - In Gypsy, while most of the music and lyrics of "Rose's Turn" are based on or allude to earlier numbers, the "Momma's talking loud" section is a reference to the Cut Song "Momma's Talkin' Soft."
Source: Orphaned Reference
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