make mention of

VERB

refer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assign attribute cite hint indicate introduce invoke point out specify

STRONG

accredit adduce advert allude ascribe associate charge credit designate excerpt exemplify extract glance impute insert instance interpolate lay name notice point quote

WEAK

bring up direct attention give as example make allusion make reference put down to speak about speak of touch on

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore insert neglect remove

WEAK

hold back

Example Sentences

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Though a long-awaited speech by King Mohammed VI last week did not make mention of the movement, the monarch urged his government to improve public education and healthcare -- the movement's initial demands.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

While Seattle does use cameras at red lights, the new policy does not make mention of any additional enforcement.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2023

"I like to put these new foods on the table, but I do not offer them verbally or even make mention of them."

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2023

It is October 1918 - a month before the Hyde Park Picture Houses' fourth birthday - when the logs first make mention of the Spanish Flu with an entry containing two stark words: "influenza epidemic".

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2021

"The Commonwealth alone is great, and in comparison with it no family is great, all of them are small; and I would the earth swallowed those who make mention of their greatness."

From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

make mention of

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