referencing

present participle of reference

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for referencing
Verb
  • The organization began documenting the attacks in May 2020 and has recorded over 500 attacks since.
    Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Start by shifting delivery away from you, documenting your processes, and building a team that can operate independently.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Never switch platforms without first validating them through a POC that includes hypothesis testing.
    Samuel Darwin, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The group also tested their method against an existing dataset from Brazilian researchers who used Raspberry Pi devices, further validating its accuracy.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Reimbursements fall within thresholds the company sets in advance, specifying the number of hours of bad weather that must occur to qualify and the financial compensation to which a purchaser is entitled.
    Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • When asked on Thursday if there are still migrants at Guantanamo, the Department of Homeland Security told CNN that there are, without specifying the number or nationalities, and said the possibility of sending more migrants remains open.
    Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • There is also corroborating evidence from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), which conducts an annual mental health survey.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Their relatives have rallied around them, corroborating claims José was inappropriate with his sons.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • While the details of the case are particular to one individual, experts say the outcome is far too common, illustrating the need for greater vigilance of, and advocacy around, a threat that kills a person every six minutes, according to the National Blood Clot Alliance.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • That's why, for example, the US government has funded a series of Landsat satellites since 1972 to create an uninterrupted data catalog illustrating changes in global land use.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Referencing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/referencing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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