as in specified
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adverted (to)
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The company also has not specified which contact fields, such as email, phone, or address, attackers accessed.—
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FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025 -
The four songs that led to the legal action have not been specified.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
6 Oct. 2025
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That big package that got final approval in July included dozens of changes, including the new Medicaid and Obamacare restrictions mentioned earlier.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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That’s about the only information mentioned for Texas in the forecast.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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Biden's Interior Department in 2024 had cited risks to caribou and fish populations that dozens of native communities rely on for subsistence.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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In emails to Daugaard — and, in at least one case, internally — city officials cited uncertainty created by a looming budget deficit as one of the main reasons for the new marching orders.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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Dark skies With the fire burning, Blossom of Medstar, noticed the morning's sun disappeared.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Hiro noticed Kerr had a big one on his right ear and a smaller one on his left ear.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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In addition to retail sales, some of these items were distributed to schools and Department of Defense facilities, although the USDA noted that the school distribution was not part of the National School Lunch Program.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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While Memphis has seen high numbers of violent crimes such as homicides and carjackings in recent years, Democratic and Republican officials have noted decreases this year in some crime categories.—
Devon M. Sayers,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Variety quoted her as saying that talent agents who were skeptical now want in.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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A student quoted in that article said Dixon often talks politics in class.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Swift’s 149-show, five-continent expedition encapsulated a tsunami of emotions not just among her fans, but her own journey through a very public breakup, a fling and, as indicated by her engagement to Kelce, knee-buckling love.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has indicated that there is enough funding for Medicaid, the government program that primarily provides health services to low-income Americans, to support the program through the end of the calendar year.—
Simon F. Haeder,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Adverted (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adverted%20%28to%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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