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mention
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[ verb ] make reference to
Examples : "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)Vandiver likely will mention the $ 100 million highway bond issue approved earlier in the session as his first priority item . (The Christian Science Monitor,...)( He played host at the Timex show already mentioned . ) (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)Finally , we may also mention the several members of the self-consciously `` neoliberal '' movement that developed at the University_of_Chicago and is heavily indebted philosophically to the creative work of Alfred_North_Whitehead . (Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)Gas injection through a porous anode ( transpiration cooling ) not_only feeds_back the energy transferred to the anode by the above mentioned processes , but also modifies the conditions in the arc itself . (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)Certain other properties of small particles , in_addition_to those already mentioned in_connection_with penetration of the respiratory_tract , are noteworthy in defense considerations . |
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[ verb ] make mention of
Examples "She observed that his presentation took up too much time" "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" Used in print (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)This is simple enough , but several more points of interest may be mentioned as relevant . (Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)There is another means which should show the direction and relative value of the stresses in viscoelastic fluids that is not mentioned as_such in the literature , and that is the shape of the suspended drops of low viscosity fluids in shear fields . (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)A_few obvious target_areas of great importance might be mentioned . |
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[ noun ] a remark that calls attention to something or someone
Synonyms Examples "she made frequent mention of her promotion" "there was no mention of it" "the speaker made several references to his wife" Used in print (Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)The first mention of an electric plant in Manchester seems to be one installed in Reuben_Colvin 's and Houghton 's gristmill on the West_Branch in Factory_Point . (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)During the month of November hardly_a day passed when there was not some mention of John_Brown in the Rhode_Island newspapers . (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)But then , at mention of that name , the Amen_corner broke_loose . Then Wilson asked , `` What about this Kent_House which you mention ? (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)`` It was a terrible loss to me '' , said Kate quietly , feeling the pain twist again at the mention , knowing now that Juanita must have written to him at Grafton . Related terms |
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[ verb ] commend
Synonyms Examples "he was cited for his outstanding achievements" Used in print (Arthur S. Miller, "Toward a Concept of National...)Beyond the two basic tasks mentioned above , no attention was paid by statesman or scholar to an idea of state responsibility , either internally or externally . |
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[ noun ] (writing) a short note acknowledging a source of information or quoting a passage
Synonyms Examples "the student's essay failed to list several important citations" "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" Used in print (Harold Searles, "Schizophrenic Communication,"...)One hebephrenic women confided to me , `` I live in a world of words '' , as if , to her , words were fully concrete objects ; Burnham , in his excellent article ( 1955 ) concerning schizophrenic communication , includes mention of similar clinical material . Related terms |
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[ noun ] an official recognition of merit
Synonyms Examples "although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention" Related terms |
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