as in specifying
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 adverting (to)
Verb
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What Sheridan isn’t shy about specifying is what’s wrong with the present.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2026 -
On Tuesday, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said about 140 American service members had been injured so far, without specifying where or when they were wounded.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Kalshi announced a $1 billion perfect bracket challenge on Monday without mentioning the NCAA or March Madness, a pair of NCAA trademarks.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Kalshi announced a $1 billion perfect bracket challenge on Monday without mentioning the NCAA or March Madness, a pair of NCAA trademarks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The county is not releasing age, gender or state-of-origin information on the person who visited the Sharp Memorial ER, citing privacy concerns.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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The panel’s members unanimously decided to delay voting on the contract until April 1, citing an interest in seeing the full contract first.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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With Me is led by Juan Naula, who after moving to Los Angeles and noticing trash in public spaces, used social media to get the word out and invite people to clean up their neighborhoods.—
Staff report,
Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The car was eventually transferred to a tow yard, where an employee called police after noticing a foul smell emanating from the vehicle.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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Warning about the potential consequences of Skydance founder Ellison and his father, Oracle’s Larry Ellison, owning both CBS and CNN, Acosta’s remarks picked up on a placard quoting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week criticizing the media over its Iran war coverage.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Post, quoting unnamed sources, reported that the embassy refused and that Mullin then threatened them, though the actual threats were not reported.—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
5 Mar. 2026
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Fred Tayco, executive director of the San Diego County Lodging Association, said the changes that would be made with the ballot measure are long overdue, noting that the city’s rules date back to a time when online travel booking didn’t yet exist.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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The man, who was identified as 65-year-old Long Beach resident Daren Duane Roland, died the next day, police said, noting that they were not notified of the death until Monday, March 16.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The release also said FBI agents found evidence at a Denton cemetery indicating a coffin had been removed from a mausoleum.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Watermelon Pictures opens historical epic Palestine ’36 by Annemarie Jacir at the Angelika in NYC with early numbers/tracking indicating a solid $30,000 weekend.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Adverting (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adverting%20%28to%29. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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