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make mention

make mention verb: synonym of mention.

Verb

make mention (third-person singular simple present makes mention, present participle making mention, simple past and past participle made mention)

  1. (formal, uncommon) Synonym of mention.
    • Beyak declined an interview request from CBC earlier this week, but did make mention in a press conference about a CBC article published earlier this week regarding her comments.2017 September 15, Alex Johnson, “'Epitome of colonial thinking': Sask. Sen. Lillian Dyck reacts to Sen. Lynn Beyak's latest comments”, in CBC
    • The statement did not make mention if those upcoming contests will be played.2020 September 29, David K. Li, “Titans, Vikings shut down in-person activities after NFL's first Covid-19 outbreak”, in NBC News
    Synonyms:
    mention

Synonyms of make mention

Forms of make mention

third-person singular presentmakes mention
present participlemaking mention
past participlemade mention
pastmade mention

Words formed from make mention

Questions about make mention

What does make mention mean?
Make mention means synonym of mention.
What part of speech is make mention?
Make mention is a verb.
What is the past tense of make mention?
The past tense of make mention is made mention.

Words near make mention in the dictionary

  1. make love to the camera
  2. make love, not war
  3. make matters worse
  4. make me
  5. make meat
  6. make mention
  7. make mention of
  8. make merry
  9. make mileage out of
  10. make mincemeat of
  11. make mincemeat out of

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