mention
verb (used with object)
to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of.
mentions
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pluralof mention.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof mention (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
mentionverb (used with object)to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of.
Example Sentences
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It mentions no relationships other than his two marriages and affords no insight into the foundering of his first, with Laurie Lennard, an environmental activist and producer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Search engines and AI rely on web scraping and frequency of mentions, and the sheer volume of his fake posts caused AI to mistakenly identify him as an NFL wide receiver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
His takeaway is nuanced, and he cautioned that investors shouldn’t use conference-call mentions “ as a proxy for either the technology’s adoption or near-term utility.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
The 42-year-old senior director of global communications at Nike in Portland, Ore., almost never mentions it herself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Now that she mentions it, I do remember dancing.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
