ADVERTING Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

adverting

verb

present participle of advert

as in referring

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Rather than referring back to Lee and Emma Thompson, Snell brings it back to Austen herself.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
The White House did not comment on whether the administration has threatened to do so again, instead referring NPR to comments Trump made Tuesday.

— Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of referring

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During his nearly eight-year tenure as governor, which will end this January, DeSantis has prevented Florida cities from reducing climate-affecting pollution and Florida schools from mentioning climate change in class.

— News Desk, Artforum, 21 Oct. 2026
Trump later complained that CNN and MS NOW did not cover Xi’s visit, without mentioning his efforts to ban the two outlets from the White House grounds.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of mentioning

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The team at the University of California, San Francisco, who conducted the study, used blood tests to measure five different signaling molecules involved in inflammation in participants, both before and after two sessions with psilocybin.

— Will Stone, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
The storied jeweler on Wednesday will open its new boutique on the city’s luxury shopping street Via Tornabuoni, signaling a further step in the brand’s expansion in Italy.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of signaling

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Five of their 22 false-start penalties this season have been called on Brotherly Shove attempts, intimating that the league’s officials are calling things more tightly.

— Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
Job interviews can be daunting, with hiring managers known to throw around intimating questions.

— Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

Definition of intimating

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