1
as in specified
to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically
try not to refer to the recent death of her aunt
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2
as in consulted
to use or seek out as a source of aid, relief, or advantage
she studied so she wouldn't have to refer to the book during the exam
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for referred (to)
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Further concerns include the fact that the portion of the AgoraEU budget that will be given to the support of European audiovisual works and their circulation is neither specified nor guaranteed, as well as the fact that the funding is merged with news media.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025 -
Meanwhile, Diggs is father to Nova, 9, whose mother has not been specified.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
22 Sep. 2025
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The border detention camps Martin consulted contemporary and historic photos of border camps to design the chilling compounds where children and families are held in chain-link fencing pens.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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Common calls came for gaps to be bridged, capacity to be built, benefits to be shared, stakeholders to be consulted, and inequalities to be redressed.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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In addition to the peanut butter pumpkins, the customers also mentioned the peanut butter ghosts, bats, footballs and winter shapes, like the snowmen, stockings and bells.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Facebook users have mentioned that the restaurant is busy as customers are getting in their last few moments of home style Korean cooking.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
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The hospital’s parent organization cited low patient volume as one key driver of financial pressures.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
22 Sep. 2025
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She’d also been cited a number of times for driving after revocation of her license.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
22 Sep. 2025
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People buy sporty, exotic cars to be noticed.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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The comedian was noticed by Billy Crystal, who gave him a spot on his first television special.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Lingering bullishness The hype around European stocks might be fading, but most investors — as noted in BofA's survey findings — seem to be pricing in further upside.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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Only 18% of people who could benefit from PrEP currently have access, the Gates Foundation noted in a separate statement.—
Ashleigh Furlong,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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Reeve’s first technical was being upset with the officials for the physicality being used on Collier in the second quarter.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Slaten was the first of six Red Sox relievers Cora used in a game managed with aggressive perfection.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Analysts quoted by China’s state-run Global Times said the moves mark the PLA Navy’s progress toward becoming a true blue-water force able to project power far from its shores.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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His lawyer began recounting the horrors of Mulumba’s childhood and quoted his siblings’ descriptions of vicious abuse.—
John J. Lennon,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Referred (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/referred%20%28to%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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