mention
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(verb) cite, as for an outstanding achievement |
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Synonyms: acknowledge, cite |
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Related Words: praise |
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(verb) make reference to: "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" |
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Synonyms: advert, bring up, cite, name, refer |
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Related Words: appeal, bring up, commend, cross-refer, drag up, dredge up, have in mind, invoke, mean, namedrop, raise, remember, think of, touch on |
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(noun) an official recognition of merit; "although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention" |
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Synonyms: honorable mention |
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Related Words: accolade, award, honor, honour, laurels |
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(noun) a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife" |
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Synonyms: reference |
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Related Words: allusion, comment, name-dropping, remark |
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(verb) make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" |
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Synonyms: note, observe, remark |
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Related Words: comment, notice, point out, remark, say, state, tell |
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(noun) a short note acknowledging a source of information or quoting a passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" |
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Synonyms: citation, credit, quotation, reference |
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Related Words: annotation, cross-index, cross-reference, notation, note, photo credit |
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