Mention and Wire

Mention

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

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Wire and mention are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wire" instead the word "Mention" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: mentioned, mentioning

Wire verb - String on a wire.

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Mention and wire are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mention" instead the word "Wire" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: wired, wiring, wireless

good	good mention	good wire
specific	specific mention	specific wire
direct	direct mention	direct wire
small	small mention	small wire
Other adjectives: entire, real, huge, little, main, final, extra, last, different, recent.

Not to mention the thumbtacks, the barbed wire, and getting stapled in the ring during the hardcore match.

Source: Film / The Wrestler
In The Wire, any mention of the ranks of Chief, Lieutenant Colonel, and Captain are omitted.

Source: Series / The Wire
It was disturbing enough in prose, but Captain Holly's illustration of it... Not to mention the sight of one of the most likeable characters almost suffering one on some wire.

Source: Family Unfriendly Death / Literature

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