men·tion
ˈmen(t)-shən 
1
: the act or an instance of citing or calling attention to someone or something especially in a casual or incidental manner
There was hardly a mention of the plan's possible dangers.
2
: formal citation (see citation sense 3) for outstanding achievement
The journalist received special mention for her reportage on the recent advances in cancer research.
mentioned; mentioning
ˈmen(t)-sh(ə-)niŋ
: to make mention of : refer to
also
: to cite for outstanding achievement
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Examples of mention in a Sentence
Noun
In her speech, she carefully avoided any mention of her costar.
There was barely a mention of the plan's possible dangers.
The mere mention of blood makes me ill.
I get nervous at the mention of his name.
Her contributions deserve a mention.
One other issue deserves special mention.
Verb
She's never mentioned anything to me about her husband.
I get nervous every time his name is mentioned.
They mentioned him by name.
I believe I mentioned the problem to you last week.
Most history books don't even mention the event.
As previously mentioned, his proposal has been widely criticized.
He fails to mention, however, the seriousness of the crime.
She mentioned that she would be out of the office the following day.
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The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
If your goal is to earn more money while staying in your current role, focus on slowly building your audience; securing speaking engagements and media mentions might complement your career growth plan.
—Leigh Cuen, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Denver was fending for the first time this season without Nikola Jokic, who didn’t travel with the team due to personal reasons, not to mention Aaron Gordon dealing with a calf strain and coach Michael Malone playing hooky.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The Trump campaign, for its part, has scarcely made public mention of the Republicans who supported Nikki Haley and might, despite her endorsement, potentially defect to Harris.
—The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
If your goal is to earn more money while staying in your current role, focus on slowly building your audience; securing speaking engagements and media mentions might complement your career growth plan.
—Leigh Cuen, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
While White’s production needs to sharpen its pace and tempo a tad, there’s no denying the depth and urgency of the play’s themes, not to mention the wry pleasures of the text, Bioh’s rich gift for the idiosyncrasies of language and dialect, the rollicking musicality of speech.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Denver was fending for the first time this season without Nikola Jokic, who didn’t travel with the team due to personal reasons, not to mention Aaron Gordon dealing with a calf strain and coach Michael Malone playing hooky.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Mention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mention. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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men·tion
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: a brief or passing reference to something
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