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
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  • Stewart referred back to her Seattle Storm days when travel issues forced players to split up and rework itineraries in order to play against the San Antonio Stars (now rebranded as the Las Vegas Aces).
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026
  • The White House referred questions about the executive order lapsing to the Treasury Department.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Definition of referred
Verb
  • Shifting to Secret Lives, Whitney recently mentioned on a podcast that the next season will be just five episodes.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2026
  • The president has issued threats of escalation, at least one agreement for a ceasefire, and has mentioned peace talks multiple times only to be followed by more strikes from both sides.
    — Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Definition of mentioned
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  • 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
  • More broadly speaking, analysts have pointed to Disney spending closer to $28 billion on content in 2019, which would make 2026’s expected $24 billion spend a decrease, not the increase to which Delrahim alluded.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
  • As Goldman alluded, ABC has The Bachelor on tap for midseason and Bachelor in Paradise for summer 2027.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 May 2026
Definition of alluded
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  • While different intermediate levels of p-tau217 signaled progressive risk, only the very highest level seemed to correlate with other evidence about that tipping point.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
  • Brittin’s view puts him on the same page as UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, who yesterday signaled her support for the streamer plan for the first time.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 July 2026
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