ADVERT (TO) Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

advert (to)

verb

ad-ˈvərt

Definition of advert (to)

as in to mention

to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically when our hosts adverted to the lateness of the hour we took the hint, and prepared to leave

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In a statement announcing her departure, which will take full effect next year, Amanpour did not mention the corporate takeover but urged her colleagues at CNN to keep up their work.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Police department leaked login FLHSMV did not mention ShinyHunters in its announcement and did not answer NBC Miami’s questions about the dark web post.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of mention

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Senior lineman/tight end Zavion Brown has noticed Litke’s growth.

— Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
As petrified parents filed into the warehouse-like church nestled in a strip mall and took seats on folding chairs, Michelle noticed a woman near the front, sitting alone.

— Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of notice

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The Qatari plane left the Iranian capital approximately 30 minutes later, according to aviation tracking data cited by Iran's semi-official Fars News agency.

— Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
But several websites were temporarily down Wednesday morning, citing fear that hackers could take them over.

— Kevin Collier, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of cite

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But California Institute of Technology neuroscientist Ian Anderson, who studies social media habits, says automatic behaviors can also just indicate an ingrained habit.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Pastries containing squash for which there is a poster indicating a shelf life of two days under refrigeration, were for sale and at room temperature without time-mark indicators to be discarded.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of indicate

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County lawyers in defending the case noted an autopsy revealed a large quantity of methamphetamine in Garza’s body.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
The motion noted that Brockway gave an officer a residence key that was later given to another officer who presumed it to imply consent for entry.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of note

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Create content that demonstrates your expertise around the problems your ideal clients or partners are trying to solve, and use each piece to open conversations with the people featured, quoted or referenced.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Wasson, by contrast, kicks off by quoting three letters from prisoners in San Quentin, from 1947, addressed to the warden.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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