mention
verb (used with object)
to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of.
are mentioning
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present progressiveof mention.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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On earnings calls, more companies are mentioning AI when referencing layoffs, according to AlphaSense, a financial-research platform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
Fewer death certificates are mentioning COVID-19 as a contributor to pregnancy-related deaths.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024
Pew also reported that fewer voters from both parties are mentioning foreign policy, energy and COVID-19 as major issues.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 23, 2022
"On the occasion you are mentioning, if that was when I was foreign secretary, then yes."
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2022
And all the time they are mentioning turkeys and geese and beaver—isn’t it funny that all those creatures then lived in the same place?
From The Young Alaskans on the Missouri by Emerson Hough
