as in alluding
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Relevance
as in relating
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 referring
Marty Dauer, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
When asked to comment for this story, Marx’s campaign responded by referring The Post to a social media video posted by his spokesperson earlier in the week.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 26 May 2026
Nightwing has so far not commented publicly, instead referring questions back to CISA.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
Koepp was referring, of course, to Spielberg’s multi-film preoccupation with visitors from outer space.
—Darryn King, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026
Alanis declined to comment, instead referring the Star-Telegram to TCC.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
The Defense Department declined to say whether similar training cuts are being made across the military or are largely confined to the Army, referring ABC News questions to the individual services.
—Steve Beynon, ABC News, 13 May 2026
Despite sharply criticizing the government’s conduct and later referring a DOJ lawyer for possible discipline, DuBose ultimately reversed course last week and ordered Gomez detained again pending a new immigration bond hearing after becoming aware of his international arrest warrant.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
Many health care providers are still uncomfortable pressing patients on their drinking levels, referring them to treatment, or prescribing medications known to help patients reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 12 May 2026
Verb
Every opportunity that enters the pipeline should have a record of who identified it, which service or product is involved, the referring staff member and the status.
—Marty Dauer, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
When asked to comment for this story, Marx’s campaign responded by referring The Post to a social media video posted by his spokesperson earlier in the week.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 26 May 2026
Nightwing has so far not commented publicly, instead referring questions back to CISA.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
Koepp was referring, of course, to Spielberg’s multi-film preoccupation with visitors from outer space.
—Darryn King, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026
Alanis declined to comment, instead referring the Star-Telegram to TCC.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
The Defense Department declined to say whether similar training cuts are being made across the military or are largely confined to the Army, referring ABC News questions to the individual services.
—Steve Beynon, ABC News, 13 May 2026
Despite sharply criticizing the government’s conduct and later referring a DOJ lawyer for possible discipline, DuBose ultimately reversed course last week and ordered Gomez detained again pending a new immigration bond hearing after becoming aware of his international arrest warrant.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
Many health care providers are still uncomfortable pressing patients on their drinking levels, referring them to treatment, or prescribing medications known to help patients reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for referring
Verb
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So, remember, by finding weeds, noting their location, relating them to a condition, and choosing corrective actions based on that condition, gardeners can begin to form maintenance diagnoses for their gardens through weeds.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
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The young players seem to like how Harbaugh is teaching and relating, too.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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One person alone isn’t indicative of UCLA’s wins or losses, Inouye-Perez says.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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According to Fontaine, the experiment demonstrated that sterile soil supports a flow of electrons indicative of processes that resemble the oxygen-dependent metabolism of the Krebs cycle.—
Siddhant Pusdekar,
Quanta Magazine,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Lawmakers would be wiser to focus on AI legal matters pertaining to AI emotion detection consisting of transparency, disclosure requirements, informed consent, age restrictions, auditing, commercial exploitation, and the like.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Seeking a solution, Soriano led an effort to bring in new members in August, using a clause in California code pertaining to corporations.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Harari set out to write something deliberately open-ended — an allusive, elusive work channeling anxieties around digital atomization through a decidedly analog visual style.—
Ben Croll,
IndieWire,
15 May 2026
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Christen Goff, the First Lady of the Detroit Lions, hasn’t landed the allusive print cover.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Ohio’s exemption is fairly broad, applying not only to construction materials, but to the expensive equipment — such as server racks and cooling systems — used in data centers.—
Marc Levy,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Travelers who have spent the past several years scrutinizing where their food, clothing and home goods come from are now applying the same questions to their vacation memorabilia.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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The telltale mark of a fake tan?—
Deanna Pai,
Glamour,
6 June 2026
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Images must be taken at a high cadence, at least every few minutes or so, to spot the telltale tweak to a star’s brightness as it’s microlensed by a relatively small PBH.—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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One of the vehicles also had a light-up arrow, and all three workers had their yellow and orange reflective gear on.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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But the season was also a reflective one.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
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“Referring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/referring. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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