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Recent Examples of Synonyms for referencing
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Scientists have been documenting the remarkable intelligence of dolphins for decades.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Which draws the attention of another ghost, a French man with a stack of papers documenting the man’s sins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Students who are just learning foundational skills need to use tools such as generative AI as an adjunct, not a substitute, for generating ideas, validating information and crafting arguments.—
Larry Magid,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Analytics may identify where problems lie, but autonomous systems close the loop by executing and validating the work needed to solve them.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Include your name, phone number and email address specifying February Writing Workshop.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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Putting the murder shortlist in one person’s hands, rather than letting the shields do the work of specifying who can be killed off, is a major change that gives the Secret Traitor a ton of power without a ton of explanation for their thinking.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Jan. 2026
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Only now, more than a week later, have details corroborating the scope of the carnage begun to emerge.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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Each victim was interviewed by detectives, and police say corroborating evidence was also collected.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The 1,300-student California College of Arts had previously laid off 10% of its staff and instituted a series of budget cuts, illustrating the economic pressures facing small schools that are dealing with increasingly dire finances.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Olous is a rare example of a city slowly claimed by the sea, illustrating how gradual environmental change can erase urban centers over centuries while leaving their remains quietly visible below the surface.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Referencing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/referencing. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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