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
Newsom’s press office referred questions about the cost of the election to the Department of Finance.
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Grace Hase, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
When asked for further details about the agreement, representatives for Microsoft and OpenAI referred Fortune to the companies’ joint statement.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
The City of Annapolis referred all comment requests to the Navy.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The Franklin Police Department referred questions to the FBI.
—Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday referred journalists' questions to Russia's Defense Ministry.
—Will Gretsky, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Officials in Cairo referred questions to the Egyptian Embassy in Washington, which did not respond to requests for comment.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Schiff’s office referred The Bee to the senator’s comments on KTLA, citing the 2023 bill.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The sheriff’s office referred that question to the Border Patrol, which did not immediately respond to the Herald.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Grace Hase, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
When asked for further details about the agreement, representatives for Microsoft and OpenAI referred Fortune to the companies’ joint statement.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
The City of Annapolis referred all comment requests to the Navy.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The Franklin Police Department referred questions to the FBI.
—Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday referred journalists' questions to Russia's Defense Ministry.
—Will Gretsky, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Officials in Cairo referred questions to the Egyptian Embassy in Washington, which did not respond to requests for comment.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Schiff’s office referred The Bee to the senator’s comments on KTLA, citing the 2023 bill.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The sheriff’s office referred that question to the Border Patrol, which did not immediately respond to the Herald.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for referred
Verb
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Asthma is not always classified strictly as an allergic disease, but many cases are allergy related, and such cases are becoming more common worldwide.—
Rhonda Conner-Warren,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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Blood related or not, Eid wants his workers to all feel like family.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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So, perhaps the discipline to be applied here is the practice of regularly choosing to test our assumptions.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The color was applied to the top of the nail as a French tip with an empty line slit through the middle.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The documents pertained to four separate incidents that occurred between 2022 and 2024.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Referred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/referred. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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