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advert, bring up, cite, mention, name, refer
make reference to
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commend, remember
mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
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speak of the devil
mention someone's name who just then appears
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remember
mention favorably, as in prayer
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cite, quote
refer to for illustration or proof
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touch on
refer to or discuss briefly
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appeal, invoke
cite as an authority; resort to
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namedrop
refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them
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bring up, raise
put forward for consideration or discussion
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drag up, dredge up
mention something unpleasant from the past
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cross-refer
refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books, and lists
