1
as in to notice
to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically
you only mentioned in passing some of your accomplishments
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as in to cite
to give as an example
mentioned several legal precedents in support of her argument
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as in commendation
a formal recognition of an achievement or praiseworthy deed
received a special mention for her submission to the exhibition of local artists
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Recent Examples of mention
Charna Flam, People.com, 9 July 2025
Halfbreed Rapids also is still mentioned on the Oneida County's tourism website encouraging paddling on the Tomahawk River.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
There was no mention of his name in the sinking of the ship, and if his body was ever recovered, it was never identified.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Verb
One of the actress’ few posts that mentions Sosa includes a photo of her and her sons, Leo, 9, and James, 11, and then mentions Sosa in the caption.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 9 July 2025
Halfbreed Rapids also is still mentioned on the Oneida County's tourism website encouraging paddling on the Tomahawk River.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
After 1995, there is no mention of a business at this address in The Courier Journal archives.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
There was no mention of his name in the sinking of the ship, and if his body was ever recovered, it was never identified.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mention
Verb
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Maybe a student is an amateur chef who notices that there are few affordable bakers in the area for parties and community events.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Pankow's absence is noticed on set of the final season, Cline says.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
15 July 2025
Verb
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Marquez did not release the man’s name, citing the need to first notify his family of his death.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Paul cited the results of several investigations, including the one conducted by his committee, which found that the gunman was seen more than 90 minutes before the shooting and operated a drone, undetected, hours earlier.—
Emily Mae Czachor
July 13,
CBS News,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Chris Copan was presented with a letter of commendation at the town’s annual Town Meeting for his actions at Woburn District Court on April 14.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2025
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Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, presided over the funeral liturgy and delivered the final commendation and valediction.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The policy specifies that the improvements in part will help contribute to and enhance downtown real estate and expand the local tax base as well as the employment base.—
Linda Girardi,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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The post did not specify which type of aircraft were involved.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
Verb
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However the investigators noted that their work was limited by inadequate record-keeping at prisons.—
Joseph Shapiro,
NPR,
14 July 2025
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Presenter Viren Kedia noted that the app is meant to help teens to be able to do things like invest, and budget, and understand taxes.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The Tennessean wins for podcast, feature series Tennessean journalist Keith Sharon won a first place award in the podcast series category for his work on Murder on Music Row, released last May.—
Molly Davis,
The Tennessean,
13 July 2025
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Last season, the righty was a Cy Young contender in the AL and only lost out on the award because of Tarik Skubal's incredible season.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
Verb
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These too likely indicate financial stress and may rebound in the next year or two.—
Jamie Gold,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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That could change, however, if the work stoppage continues for several more days, officials indicated during a special City Council meeting Monday.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025
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The 10 other individual athletes who have received the medal include Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, Jack Nicklaus and Billie Jean King.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
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For his service in Little Rock, Davies was awarded the Legion of Merit medal.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
9 July 2025
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“Mention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mention. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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