namecheck

/ ˈneɪmˌtʃɛk /

verb

1. to mention (someone) specifically by name

noun

1. a specific mention of someone's name, for example on a radio programme

Example Sentences

So what do Reform make of party leaders falling over themselves to namecheck them and their leader?

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Following this namecheck, the price of Elongate rose by over 6,000% to an all-time high.

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It is no wonder that F1 has long been an enthusiasm of musicians and music fans for decades - the Beatles ’ George Harrison wrote “Faster” about the series, what he called “a noisy rock ‘n’ roll”; the same spirit that inspired a Mario Andretti namecheck in A Tribe Called Quest’s “Award Tour.”

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It is no wonder that F1 has long been an enthusiasm of musicians and music fans for decades — the Beatles ’ George Harrison wrote “Faster” about the series, what he called “a noisy rock ‘n’ roll”; the same spirit that inspired a Mario Andretti namecheck in A Tribe Called Quest’s “Award Tour.”

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The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was namecheck.

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