ADVERTED Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

adverted

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past tense of advert

as in referred

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For criminal charges to be filed, the case must be referred by police to the district attorney’s office, which prosecutes felonies, or the city attorney, which handles most misdemeanors.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
The police officer who responded did not issue a ticket, but referred the case to the Placer County District Attorney’s Office for possible prosecution for misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026

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Burchett’s letter also mentioned reporting by The Times on the 1736 Family Crisis Center, which has received at least $25 million in grants from LAHSA since 2021.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Utensils Many of the lunch container brands mentioned have their own utensils.

— Melissa Knific, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026

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And Ferrari has signaled so hard that, right now, this is Leclerc.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The large-scale protests might have signaled to Beijing that the Hong Kong public was becoming more politically divided and that Tung was losing control.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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