referencing

present participle of reference

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • MrBeast, the internet personality most famous for his videos documenting random acts of extreme charity, is in shorts, animatedly talking and gesturing with his hands.
    Chris Quintana, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Oklahoma State athletics posted a nearly four-minute video documenting the journey.
    Justin Williams, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The fluctuations were determined to be adiabatic and not isocurvature, further validating inflation.
    Big Think, Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Ava Danberg, another student and lead singer of the performance, said the recognition from an artist like Smith was validating as a student musician.
    Sophia Arndt, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Zydlewski worked with Collins’s office to revise Sea Grant’s funding application, specifying how the program aligned with Administration priorities.
    Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Approximately 50 soldiers guarding the vehicles attempted to repel the attackers, presidential spokesperson Carolina Jaramillo said, without specifying whether anyone was injured.
    Michael Rios, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On Sunday, Cox told Meet the Press that Robinson was allegedly in a romantic relationship with a roommate who is trans, providing no additional public corroborating data or information of the roommate's gender.
    Abby Monteil, Them., 19 Sep. 2025
  • However, another jailhouse informant, David Vogel, later gave a recorded interview to a DA investigator, also saying Neary admitted to stabbing the victim, corroborating Lunsford’s original statement.
    Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Yore duffel bag was exhibited in its pattern pieces, illustrating the 78 parts and 72 hours of craftsmanship required for each creation.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Bryant once scored 50 against Iverson’s Sixers in a regular-season duel, illustrating the mutual challenge between them.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Referencing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/referencing. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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