Connection
Connection noun - The fact or state of having something in common.
Mention and connection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mention" instead a noun "Connection".
Mention
Mention noun - A formal recognition of an achievement or praiseworthy deed.
Connection and mention are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Connection" instead a noun "Mention".
Nearby Words: mentioned, mentioning
How words are described
| good | good connection | good mention |
| clear | clear connection | clear mention |
| special | special connection | special mention |
| particular | particular connection | particular mention |
| Other adjectives: similar, direct, obvious, actual, real, constant, little, main, important, vague, explicit, slightest, odd, last, prior, historical, closest. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Similarly, Benjamin's passwords, English and Japanese, stress his connection to the US (no mention of his Japanese name "Zash") and how unknown he is.
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Furthermore, after the first case, all the other bartenders you meet mention a temp agency which makes the connection all the more obvious.
Source: The Dog Was the Mastermind -
That one ended when Coulson revealed Nick Fury was still alive, not to mention his connection to the Avengers.
Source: Civil War
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