referenced

verb

past tense of reference
as in documented

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for referenced
  1. documented
  2. specified
  3. corroborated
  4. validated
  5. illustrated
Verb
  • Ankara is deliberately holding the comprehensive deal hostage to a Paris arbitration award and to its own right to run crude through the line, as Amwaj has documented.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Death by medical neglect in Belarusian prisons is well documented.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of documented
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  • The figure was significantly higher than analysts’ 44% estimate, but Huang and Nvidia CFO Colette Kress specified that there were still heavy supply constraints holding back the $5 trillion chipmaker.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Boone specified that Judge expected to see some overhand pitching on Tuesday.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of specified
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  • According to the criminal complaint, surveillance footage from the camera system in the garage corroborated the woman’s statement.
    — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The video, first published by MacRumors, corroborated prior reporting from Bloomberg that the AirPods will rely on Visual Intelligence, an Apple feature that uses cameras to analyze and take action on items in the real world.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of corroborated
Verb
  • The deal validated concerns that Google will increasingly diversify its suppliers.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Once Howe saw Steur on the training field, his impressions were validated.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of validated
Verb
  • As illustrated in this chart, following the outbreak of the Middle East conflict in late February, both WTI crude oil prices and US retail gas prices surged in tandem.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Parton graced the cover of Warhol’s Interview magazine twice, making her debut with the July 1984 issue illustrated in signature style.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of illustrated
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“Referenced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/referenced. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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