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
Quote
Quote verb - To make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically.
Usage example: quoted Thomas Jefferson's views on liberty in her paper on the American Revolution
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- Heralds of Valdemar: In Mercedes Lackey's series, the Shin'a'in have a billion proverbs, and they quote them at the drop of a hat.
Source: Hurricane of Aphorisms -
Drop the Dead Donkey had Dave get Damien to do a reading for him, leading to the page quote.
Source: Tarot Troubles - One also would not expect Jim Raynor to drop a modified quote from the Bible ("Pride goeth before the fall and all that").
Source: Fan Fic / Heroes Of The Desk
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Quote and Drop. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drop/quote
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Quote or Drop. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/drop/quote.
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