as in relating
to have a relation or connection
I don't think that rule of play refers to this particular situation
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Recent Examples of referring
Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
The group urged the HHS Office for Civil Rights to open an investigation and to consider referring the matter to the Justice Department.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2025
OpenAI declined to comment to CNBC, referring a reporter to its public filings in the lawsuit.
—Dan Mangan,josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
The Florida Bar declined to comment on its victory, referring a Miami Herald reporter to its response in the Supreme Court case.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
The fact that users never have to leave the chat interface to make the purchase may pose a challenge to Alphabet’s Google, which makes most of its money by referring users to companies’ websites.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
The office also has been referring findings to the Office of the Inspector General.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
The firm previously declined to answer questions about its Georgia Pathways work, referring requests for information to the state’s Department of Community Health.
—Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2025
Police arrested the man and are referring charges to the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Takashi Murakami collection will be available in highly limited editions, though Vuitton declined to communicate on the number of bags and their price, referring inquiries to client advisers in stores.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
The group urged the HHS Office for Civil Rights to open an investigation and to consider referring the matter to the Justice Department.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2025
OpenAI declined to comment to CNBC, referring a reporter to its public filings in the lawsuit.
—Dan Mangan,josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
The Florida Bar declined to comment on its victory, referring a Miami Herald reporter to its response in the Supreme Court case.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
The fact that users never have to leave the chat interface to make the purchase may pose a challenge to Alphabet’s Google, which makes most of its money by referring users to companies’ websites.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
The office also has been referring findings to the Office of the Inspector General.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
The firm previously declined to answer questions about its Georgia Pathways work, referring requests for information to the state’s Department of Community Health.
—Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2025
Police arrested the man and are referring charges to the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for referring
Verb
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The song, which is the second track on the album, makes several references and nods to some of Taylor's famous life, while also seemingly relating them to Swift.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Libra balanced scales also teach us that relating is a paradox.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Expressing a desire to move forward, group President Mary Soriano invoked a clause in California code pertaining to corporations to fill five board spots.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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People from across all walks of life are asked around 50 questions pertaining to the economy, personal finances, job prospects, inflation expectations and the like.—
Joanne Hsu,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Johnson's dig at the team's ability to move the ball through the air is very indicative of how things have gone since the season opener.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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This kind of wear is indicative of chewing hard, mechanically challenging foods such as tubers, seeds, fungi and fruit pits.—
Aditya Reddy Kurre,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But of course, applying it to humanity is far more fraught.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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This year, to celebrate 40 years of Jordan Brand and the Air Jordan 1, the brand went even further, applying a meticulous makeover to the already refined silhouette.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Against this backdrop, daily life in Tel Aviv continues in bars, restaurants, self-help routines, segregation and physical exercise, avoiding common sense, adopting an allusive discourse and denying the development of a personal political conscience.—
Uriel Kon
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Lady From the Sea, one of Ibsen’s most mysterious and allusive plays, centers on the figure of Ellida, a lighthouse keeper’s daughter with a maritime obsession.—
Sarah Crompton,
Vogue,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Infected people usually experience a telltale rash that appears in stages and is located on the hands, feet, chest, face, or mouth, or near the genitals.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
17 Oct. 2025
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Teig came upon piles of green scat, a telltale sign that an animal was close by.—
Devon O’Neil,
Outside,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Referring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/referring. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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