make mention of
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: to talk about, write about, or refer to (something or someone) especially in a brief way : to mention
She made mention of their contributions.
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The tour guide could also point out the Baltimore Immigration Museum in Locust Point, or make mention of known sites of the slave trade near the Inner Harbor, Hopkins added.
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Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
Since then, there has been no update on the Switch 2 front, and, as Furukawa had warned would be the case, the Nintendo Direct presentation in June did not make mention of the device at all.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 2 Aug. 2024
The tradition is typically an excuse for Che to trick Jost into cold reading hilariously offensive jokes, some of which make mention of his famous wife.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 11 July 2024
Those measures are contained in a 180-page policy book Hochul put out as part of her State of the State address — a book that also neglected to make mention of New York City’s migrant crisis, which had been included in last year’s policy book.
—Michael Gartland, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2024
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Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
Since then, there has been no update on the Switch 2 front, and, as Furukawa had warned would be the case, the Nintendo Direct presentation in June did not make mention of the device at all.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 2 Aug. 2024
The tradition is typically an excuse for Che to trick Jost into cold reading hilariously offensive jokes, some of which make mention of his famous wife.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 11 July 2024
Those measures are contained in a 180-page policy book Hochul put out as part of her State of the State address — a book that also neglected to make mention of New York City’s migrant crisis, which had been included in last year’s policy book.
—Michael Gartland, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2024
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“Make mention of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20mention%20of. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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