Blurb and Mention

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Blurb noun - A promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books).

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Mention and blurb are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mention" instead a noun "Blurb".

Mention noun - A formal recognition of an achievement or praiseworthy deed.

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Blurb and mention are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Blurb" instead a noun "Mention".

Nearby Words: mentioned, mentioning

What's baffling about this is that the mistakes look like ones made by someone who only read the cover blurb - but they get things right that aren't in the blurb (it doesn't mention the Auditors, for example).

Source: Cowboy Bebop At His Computer / Literature
Hot Scientist: Duane deliberately played with this in the back-cover blurb for The Wounded Sky, describing K't'lk as "a pretty alien scientist" while distinctly failing to mention that she is also a giant glass spider.

Source: Creator / Diane Duane
Ads for certain stores that have unrelated sister chains in Canada or Mexico (particularly Home Depot) will mention in the fine print/ending blurb that ads run in the US apply to the US only, just in case someone in a border town sees or hears them.

Source: Offer Void In Nebraska

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