Lead
Lead noun - A slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation).
Usage example: the police are now working on several leads generated by the evidence gathered at the crime scene
Mention and lead are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mention" instead a noun "Lead".
Mention
Mention noun - A formal recognition of an achievement or praiseworthy deed.
Nearby Words: mentioned, mentioning
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good lead | good mention |
| clear | clear lead | clear mention |
| particular | particular lead | particular mention |
| common | common lead | common mention |
| Other adjectives: direct, single, obvious, actual, entire, real, big, huge, little, slight, main, important, early, sole, significant, occasional, several, previous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The series' equal focus on romance and wacky humor, not to mention the attractive female lead and likeable male lead, attract plenty of male fans.
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Not to mention the subtle similarities between Adolf Weismann in the past with Yashiro in the present, which lead to the theory that they were the same person well before The Reveal in Episode 11.
Source: Anime / K -
Czerwicki, where the slightest mention of her marital life will lead to an angry rant about how things aren't working out.
Source: Comic Strip / Big Nate
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