Mention and Refer

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Mention

Mention verb - To make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically.

Usage example: you only mentioned in passing some of your accomplishments

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Refer is a synonym for mention in call topic. In some cases you can use "Refer" instead a verb "Mention", when it comes to topics like words. popular alternative

Nearby Words: mentioned, mentioning

Refer

Refer verb - Make reference to.

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Mention is a synonym for refer in call topic. You can use "Mention" instead a verb "Refer", if it concerns topics such as indication, words. popular alternative

Nearby Words: reference, referred, referring, referral, referable

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people	mention people	refer people
part	mention part	refer part
name	mention name	refer name
death	mention death	refer death
Other words: time, fact, way, characters, bit, title, times, names, examples.

Both words in one sentence

The other students mention a master, but the first person to refer to a "Queen" and continually refer to her as "her" is Marybeth.

Source: Film / The Faculty
The characters often watch their own movies, mention their actors, or refer fan service.

Source: Celebrity Paradox / Web Comics
However, in context, "Places I shouldn't mention" would probably refer to the secret lab Stan often runs off to.

Source: Double Entendre / Western Animation

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