adverted

verb

past tense of advert
as in referred

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adverted
  1. referred
  2. mentioned
  3. pointed
  4. alluded
  5. signaled
Verb
  • The South Florida Sun Sentinel reached people with the Sunshine Water Control District, who referred questions to others with the district.
    — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The White House, when asked for comment, referred CNBC to the Republican National Committee, which did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of referred
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  • But as mentioned earlier, the brand has unique flavors like a spicy Korean pizza topped with gochujang chicken, and one with white garlic sauce topped with clams and bacon.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Naturally, reviving some of these fraught narratives seem to have irked some mentioned in the book.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of mentioned
Verb
  • According to the complaint, the man had his camera pointed at a child at one point.
    — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • It feels pointed at this point.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of pointed
Verb
  • Der Kaufmann von Berlin self-consciously alluded, in its title and to a certain extent its plot, to Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Cramer alluded those remarks from Huang, and argued the debate should be settled.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of alluded
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  • His coronation signaled where the genre was headed—away from the pleading old-guard types and toward a more fluid, hardcore hip-hop hybrid.
    — Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Washington has signaled that Pax Silica — with China as its implicit target — is only for the trusted.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of signaled
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