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 Lincoln High School athletic director referred questions to the Western Placer Unified School District, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 Pinnacle Resources Group referred questions about the pipeline to Kinder Morgan, which confirmed the nature of the conversation between Peek and SNG. — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 30 Sep. 2026 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the subway system, referred questions about the incident to police. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 The organization has also referred 78 community members at risk of becoming involved in violence to wraparound support services. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Williams in July referred Brito to the Florida Bar to determine if he should be disciplined in light of her scathing findings after the case was settled. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 29 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for referred

Verb

The most common side effects of the combo therapy were gastrointestinal-related, generally mild or moderate in severity, and mainly occurred when patients increased doses in the trial.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Lisa Janssen, a Brookfield resident, tried to get the state to set aside two liens against her son and deceased husband, both of whom had been to prison for a variety of larceny, theft and drug-related crimes.

— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of related

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