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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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2025
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2025
This is seemingly in reference to Mams Taylor, the boxing promoter who is the co-president of Misfits.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Her post was in reference to Schnapp’s character Will Byers having a crush on his best friend, Wolfhard’s Mike Wheeler.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Matthew Samuda, minister of water, environment and climate change, urged Jamaicans to listen to instructions from officials, especially in reference to evacuation orders, because misinformation is already circulating.
—George Solis, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
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“In reference to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20reference%20to. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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