"apparent allusion" is a grammatically correct phrase and can be used in written English.
It refers to a reference or mention of something that is easily seen or understood. Examples: 1. The author's use of imagery in the novel is an apparent allusion to Greek mythology. 2. The politician's speech contained several apparent allusions to historical events. 3. The cartoon's depiction of the character's outfit is an apparent allusion to a famous fashion designer's style. 4. In the painting, there is an apparent allusion to the biblical story of the parting of the Red Sea. 5. The song's lyrics seem to make an apparent allusion to the current political climate.
Mr. Zarif emphasized that he hoped the West would take a "balanced" approach, an apparent allusion to Iranian demands for a quick easing of tough sanctions.
He added, though, that "democracies have their own particular timetables," an apparent allusion to the national interests that critics say prevented a quick and coordinated response.
The government said its proposal would begin to achieve what it calls "restorative justice," an apparent allusion to the Moros' complaints of discrimination and dispossession through the decades.
Long liked to refer to Ransdell as Old Feather Duster, or, in an apparent allusion to the Senator's facial hair, as Old Trashy Mouth.
"We've nominated moderates," he said, an apparent allusion to the winner of the 2008 South Carolina Republican primary, Senator John McCain.
Trump had already issued a vague threat to "spill the beans" on Heidi Cruz, an apparent allusion to a past experience of depression.
Her work contains only a few apparent allusions to the political disturbances of the time, which are so frequently reflected in the verse of her contemporary Alcaeus.
You can see why Rihanna has chosen to litter her album with apparent allusions to the assault: as people are going to read references into the album regardless, you may as well throw them a bone.
In apparent allusions to earlier lovers, such as Nobel prize-winning author Elias Canetti, she writes: "And I want this to be 'clean-cut': I too have had so many muddled & twisted relationships, and I want ours to be steady & clear, & I think it can be.
There are several apparent allusions to Ambler's book in the film (including one by Ambler's friend, Carol Reed, to prewar Istanbul in the film's stage-setting introduction), and Greene includes a chapter from The Mask of Dimitrios in his anthology, The Spies Bedside Book.
Ashbery is an astounding reader: what was confounding seems funny, veiled allusions become apparent, rhythms are revealed and images crystallize.
