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
The firings follow a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) investigation that referred more than 100 UNRWA staff members for suspension or dismissal.
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Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Piccoli's oncologist referred her to the program at Northwestern, which Nadig oversees.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 13 June 2026
In Palm Beach County, the arrangement will see Amazon One Medical patients referred to experts across multiple specialties, as well as referred for inpatient needs to three area hospitals — Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Bethesda East, and Bethesda West.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026
My bill to ban Glock switches was never referred, my bill to set an age at 18 for constitutional carry in Missouri was also never referred to a committee.
—Ben Wheeler
june 12, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
Kochen’s chain of about 30 companies — which operated under the CLADD Group LLC in North Miami — sold durable medical equipment such as knee, shoulder and wrist braces to patients who were referred by doctors affiliated with Herek’s telemedicine business, VirtualNet.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
In addition to its questions about whether proceeds from the sale of items purchased by city credit card benefitted the charity, the city lawyers referred Tong to $6,650 were determined the city paid the charity in sponsorship fees during golf events.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
The Defense Department did not comment on the costs of changing the deployment plans and the White House referred a request for comment to the department.
—Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
Following the arrest, the CIA and FBI issued a joint statement saying CIA Director John Ratcliffe referred information uncovered during the agency’s internal investigation to federal law enforcement authorities.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026
Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Piccoli's oncologist referred her to the program at Northwestern, which Nadig oversees.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 13 June 2026
In Palm Beach County, the arrangement will see Amazon One Medical patients referred to experts across multiple specialties, as well as referred for inpatient needs to three area hospitals — Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Bethesda East, and Bethesda West.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026
My bill to ban Glock switches was never referred, my bill to set an age at 18 for constitutional carry in Missouri was also never referred to a committee.
—Ben Wheeler
june 12, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
Kochen’s chain of about 30 companies — which operated under the CLADD Group LLC in North Miami — sold durable medical equipment such as knee, shoulder and wrist braces to patients who were referred by doctors affiliated with Herek’s telemedicine business, VirtualNet.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
In addition to its questions about whether proceeds from the sale of items purchased by city credit card benefitted the charity, the city lawyers referred Tong to $6,650 were determined the city paid the charity in sponsorship fees during golf events.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
The Defense Department did not comment on the costs of changing the deployment plans and the White House referred a request for comment to the department.
—Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
Following the arrest, the CIA and FBI issued a joint statement saying CIA Director John Ratcliffe referred information uncovered during the agency’s internal investigation to federal law enforcement authorities.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for referred
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Apple’s iOS 27 and related software updates offer the clearest public signs yet of the company’s upcoming foldable iPhone, revealing references to folding hardware and new features designed for larger, more flexible displays.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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The woman and the boy were likely related and could have been as close as maternal second cousins, sharing great-grandparents.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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The flutist Denis Bouriakov and the bassoonist Whitney Crockett applied pinpoint dexterity to Paganini and Rossini, respectively.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Three days after his arrest last August, Jasper applied for a hearing on the Missouri Department of Revenue’s one-year revocation of his license for allegedly refusing to submit to a chemical test.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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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
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While that ruling pertained only to admissions, the administration last winter notified schools that any differential consideration based on race was unconstitutional.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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“Referred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/referred. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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