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 The White House referred questions to the president’s personal lawyers, who did not immediately respond to messages. — Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 The cases were referred by Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab and investigated by special agents with the attorney general’s office. — Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026 Rosanne Hughes, a spokesperson for the FBI’s San Antonio division, referred questions to HSI. — Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2026 The White House referred The Associated Press to the Vice President’s team for additional comment on bigger plans to address healthcare affordability. — ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026 When reached for comment regarding Friday’s ban, the White House press office referred PEOPLE to Trump’s statements in the Oval Office shortly after the Friday afternoon post. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026 The police officer who responded did not issue a ticket, but referred the case to the Placer County District Attorney’s Office for possible prosecution for misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026 According to Similarweb, visitors referred through AI assistants convert at significantly higher rates than traditional organic search visitors. — Jay Sen, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 The source said Egyptian authorities instead referred the proposal to security agencies to handle the issue outside the country's official institutions. — Alex Sundby, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for referred

Verb

The study also related that fashion attracts international talent to the top of company boards, 25 percent more in fashion compared with 12 percent among the top 100 Italian companies.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Howard has also made other major farming and agricultural-related philanthropic gifts, including sending more than $500 million in humanitarian, financial, and agricultural aid to Ukraine since early 2022, according to No-Till Farmer.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of related

Verb

The village of Robbins, which applied for $350,000, received $150,000, according to the data.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Its ability to withstand stamping is important because battery components often need to be shaped into complex forms after the coating is applied.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of applied

Verb

The district has not confirmed nor denied previous reporting from WSOC-TV that the investigation pertained to contracts with some of Hill’s former colleagues.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026
Both pertained to the same player in a way that had some believing there could be an easy out to fill out a Heat roster thinned by the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026