Drop and Mention

Drop

Drop verb - To make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically.
Usage example: he would ever so “casually” drop the names of celebrities he knew personally

Mention and drop are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mention" instead a verb "Drop".

Nearby Words: dropped, dropping, droplet, dropout, dropper

Mention

Mention verb - To make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically.
Usage example: you only mentioned in passing some of your accomplishments

Drop and mention are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drop" instead a verb "Mention".

Nearby Words: mentioned, mentioning

How words are described

good good drop good mention
special special drop special mention
common common drop common mention
specific specific drop specific mention
Other adjectives: short, single, sheer, small, actual, entire, big, huge, slight, early, major, final, minor, slightest, extra, significant, subsequent, last, several, nary.

Common collocations

part drop part mention part
idea drop idea mention idea
name drop name mention name
amount drop amount mention amount
Other words: series, words, title, times, references.

Both words in one sentence

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