Thesaurus results for REFERRED

referred

verb

Definition of referred

past tense of refer

as in related

to have a relation or connection I don't think that rule of play refers to this particular situation

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Recent Examples of referred Stewart referred back to her Seattle Storm days when travel issues forced players to split up and rework itineraries in order to play against the San Antonio Stars (now rebranded as the Las Vegas Aces). — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026 The White House referred questions about the executive order lapsing to the Treasury Department. — ABC News, 17 July 2026 The White House referred all questions about the shooting and Brouillette to ICE. — Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 17 July 2026 The panel last week referred two complaints to the Brown County district attorney’s office, according to the AP. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 July 2026 The Security Services Division referred The Times to the police. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 The Secret Service referred the Washington Examiner to the National Park Service, which did not respond to a request for comment. — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026 Secretary of State officials referred questions about the lack of reporting to the State Ethics Commission, which regulates the law on gifts to state officials. — Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026 The American Soybean Association did not provide an answer, while the American Chemistry Council and American Cleaning Institute referred CNN to the EPA. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for referred

Verb

The current wind shear behavior is matching up closely enough with what’s expected from El Niño that the two are likely related, according to Matthew Rosencrans, a meteorologist with NOAA.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
The agency notes this is one large cluster that is epidemiologically related.

— Allison Aubrey, NPR, 17 July 2026

Definition of related

Verb

Boston Dynamics said the same AI training methods used to teach Atlas celebratory football movements are also being applied to warehouse automation and manufacturing tasks.

— Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Bollo, the son of a domestic worker and a line cook, said he’s applied to work as a teaching assistant and graduate researcher, which would waive the cost of his tuition.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of applied

Verb

The investigation pertained to incidents that occurred in February.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Mickelson was one of the most popular players on the PGA Tour before his controversial move to LIV and comments about his Saudi backers, and his career survived some unsavory headlines, several of which pertained to gambling.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026