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say in passing

VERB

hint

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advise allude to broach imply inform mention refer to remind touch on

STRONG

acquaint adumbrate angle apprise coax connote cue drop expose fish foreshadow impart infer insinuate intimate leak make point prefigure press prompt recall shadow signify solicit spring whisper wink

WEAK

bring up give an inkling jog memory let it be known let out of bag put flea in ear tip off tip one's hand

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal halt hide leave alone prevent refuse stop withhold

Example Sentences

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He’d say, in passing, that he’d modelled for Guess jeans—“runway only”—or that he’d appeared on the cover of Russian Vogue.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 4, 2019

I can only say in passing that it looks exactly like the printed advertisements.

From In Pastures New by Ade, George

I may say in passing that the Captain's inquiry: "What has become of the officer of the law in Hempfield?" was purely rhetorical.

From Hempfield A Novel by Grayson, David

And I may say in passing that the hotel had a pleasant, well-worn, homely look about it; very plain, but extremely comfortable.

From Far Off Things by Machen, Arthur

This chapter, I may say in passing, is the chapter of most permanent value in the "Defence."

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 by Various

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