ADVERTS (TO) Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

adverts (to)

verb

present tense third-person singular of advert (to)

as in specifies

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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But any agreement that specifies which uses of AI are taboo would be better than a status quo that prohibits none.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
However, the contract lists Sacramento as Kennah's office and specifies the lower rate.

— Tyler Horst, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of specifies

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Kim’s campaign website mentions public models in New Zealand, France and Spain as examples the state could use as inspiration.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Much of the advertising for the measure just mentions the gender-affirming care ban, which would go into the state constitution to strengthen bans already in state law.

— Jahd Khalil, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of mentions

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The committee cites a number of causes for this beyond the obvious geopolitical ones, like a change in the way the government awards subsidies that has negatively impacted cheaper vehicles.

— Adam Ismail, The Drive, 29 Oct. 2026
Ozell is a jazz singer and songwriter who has released two albums — 2015’s Take It With Me and 2020’s Overnight Lows — and cites Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, and Cassandra Wilson as influences.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of cites

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As for why, Guichelaar cited past court rulings in the Netherlands that sided with user privacy over entertainment companies' copyright infringement notices to alleged offenders.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
If There Are Basic Bedside Essentials Joyner also notices whether or not the bedside table in the guest room is equipped with a few basics.

— Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of notices

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My husband, a bookseller, often notes that most books are bad, and this may be doubly true for children’s books, whose brevity leads foolhardy would-be authors to underestimate the difficulty of their task.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
The easy chemistry translates into the competition itself, where Levine notes that the four coaches are all fiercely competitive, but without the kind of animosity that can sometimes come with fighting over artists.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of notes

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The report quotes a civilian woman living in Dnipro, Ukraine’s fourth largest city, who describes the impact the Russian attacks had on her.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Ledgebrook gave him a bot that quotes live against its systems at prices about 25% higher than the company would normally charge.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

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