in reference to
idiom
formal
: about or concerning (something or someone) : in relation to
I am writing in reference to your recent letter.
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They were recorded asking why there was a girl in the school's boys' locker room in reference to a transgender boy, the station reported.
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago and Actualidad Media Group have reached a settlement in a defamation lawsuit the mayor filed in reference to remarks made on a local Spanish-language radio station, court records show.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Now, Kiesling says, the word, which began in reference to young men, has lost a lot of its gender connotation but is still meant to show familiarity with a person.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 30 July 2025
Principal Dort’s statement was in reference to Vincent’s bad blood with Nevermore after Xavier was mistaken as the killer Hyde in Wednesday Season 1.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 6 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago and Actualidad Media Group have reached a settlement in a defamation lawsuit the mayor filed in reference to remarks made on a local Spanish-language radio station, court records show.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Now, Kiesling says, the word, which began in reference to young men, has lost a lot of its gender connotation but is still meant to show familiarity with a person.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 30 July 2025
Principal Dort’s statement was in reference to Vincent’s bad blood with Nevermore after Xavier was mistaken as the killer Hyde in Wednesday Season 1.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 6 Aug. 2025
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“In reference to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20reference%20to. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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