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 transportation office referred inquiries to the superintendent's administrative assistant. — Amanda Pitts, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 An administrative law judge referred a subpoena dispute to the full commission, reported on July 31, and the commissioners can take it up on August 12. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Kaur, who has pleaded not guilty and referred an interview request to her lawyer, was driving west on Sheldon, headed toward the WinCo Foods parking lot. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Even before last week’s hearing, Paul had repeatedly referred Fauci to the Justice Department for prosecution. — Daniel Payne, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026 The governor’s office referred reporters to FHP, and the Herald had not received a response from the other agencies at the time of publication. — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026 The platform also measures traffic referred by AI systems, including the chatbots sending visits and the landing pages receiving them. — Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026 The base fire department referred inquiries to the MCAS public affairs office, which had no updates on the size of the blaze or when it was knocked down. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 31 July 2026 His doctors in the emergency department gave him pain and anti-inflammatory medication and referred him for a surgery evaluation. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for referred

Verb

Founded in Israel, the company positions itself around space-resilient computing systems, including onboard processing, storage and communications-related capabilities.

— Ben Topor, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
While drug overdose deaths have dropped in recent years, alcohol- and drug-related disorders still kill more than 250,000 people every year.

— Brian Mann, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of related

Verb

When, in January 2018, Modi’s associates applied for new letters, a new official in charge asked for collateral in cash, ultimately exposing the alleged scam.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
The latest awards reinforce how those engineering capabilities are being applied to torpedo reliability, submarine maintenance and the long-term readiness of America’s undersea fleet.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of applied

Verb

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
The first had to do with his schedule and the second pertained to his social status.

— Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026