referencing

present participle of reference

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for referencing
Verb
  • Carr, who has spent decades documenting South Florida's Indigenous history, said the region's Native population had been devastated long before the American Revolution.
    Hank Tester, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Following Folklore and Evermore, the album also saw Swift return to her autobiographical tone in her songwriting, documenting various eras of her career and personal life.
    Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • At its best, the film rebuffs standard-issue 1950s heteronormativity, validating queerness at a moment when the Motion Picture Production Code forbade explicit reference to it.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026
  • The 18-year-old McKenna is from Yukon’s capital of Whitehorse and has been a prolific scorer on both sides of the Canadian border, with his selection validating the projections of the left winger being his age group’s top prospect more than two years ago.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • However, Polestar will continue supporting US drivers of its EVs without specifying for how long.
    Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • On June 11, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department released a statement specifying that Mexican authorities had not contacted them about the tip or the search efforts, but saying the investigation was still ongoing.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • This figure may be based on intuition rather than fact; Kyle Patterson, RMNP’s public affairs officer, couldn’t find any recent studies corroborating it.
    Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 26 June 2026
  • The global secondary market hit $240 billion in transaction volume in 2025—a 48% year-over-year jump and the largest year on record, according to Jefferies—with Lazard independently corroborating a 53% surge to $233 billion.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • The rain and the plumbing disasters and the reservation-system crises and Richie’s inability to cancel anyone’s dinner all come right on top of one another, illustrating how frightening and overwhelming the day has become.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • While investors concentrate on NVIDIA's staggering growth rate, an even more revealing figure resides in its supply commitments, illustrating a calculated strategy to satisfy demand that skeptics argue may not be viable.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
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“Referencing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/referencing. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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