Thesaurus results for REFERRING

referring 1 of 2

adjective

as in alluding

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referring

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verb

present participle of refer

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

Verb

The restaurant—then just opened and still there today—to which De Niro is referring is that owned by Japanese celebrity chef Nobu Matsuhisa. — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026 The state auditor would later find the unit had been reduced to three field investigators for the entire state, and that Cal-OSHA closed roughly 1,800 cases without referring them for prosecution. — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The office of Senate president pro tem Monique Limón issued a statement in support of the film industry while referring other questions to the governor. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026 During his medical workup, doctors found concerning abnormalities in his bloodwork and ruled him out as a donor for the time being, referring him to a hematologist for further evaluation. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 Disney was likely referring here to the resolution terms of a fight with YouTube TV in late 2025. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026 Rezaei accused Washington of violating the memorandum of understanding and launching attacks without first referring the issue to the dispute resolution committee. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026 The sanctions include referring one of the president’s lawyers to the Florida Bar for possible disciplinary action. — Garrett Downs,karen James Sloan,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 Rather than immediately referring struggling students for special education, schools provide increasingly intensive interventions while collecting objective data about whether those interventions work. — Scott White, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for referring

Adjective

If the trailer is in any way indicative of the final series, the humor just feels off and really misplaced.

— Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Officials said the findings were indicative of failing septic systems creating runoff into the surface waters.

— Christin Lazerus, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of indicative

Adjective

James Joyce’s Dublin is another parallel, not least for the allusive poetry in Whitehead’s language, which makes understanding all of the references a treat but not a prerequisite.

— David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
The poet must become more and more comprehensive, more allusive, more indirect, in order to force, to dislocate if necessary, language into his meaning.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026

Definition of allusive

Verb

However, a felony and four misdemeanor charges pertaining to domestic violence were dropped.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
But technically, there is no rule pertaining to a player going from an SEC school to the NFL, and then back to another conference program within the same year.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of pertaining

Adjective

The page will surely contain clues—maybe the subject matter points to a particular shelf, or the author uses telltale turns of phrase—but sometimes a match can’t be found.

— Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
The groups found that many of the users dubbed orcas often showed telltale signs of insider trading and identified 152 such accounts betting on military and geopolitical events.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of telltale

Adjective

Tycho Crater is visible in the lower region of the lunar disk close to the shadow, while bright ejecta rays of reflective material brighten the darker lunar seas, where lava solidified to form basaltic plains billions of years ago.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Exhilarating, sublime, and unsettling, these installations—which often incorporate polka-dot balloons, pumpkins, LED lights, and soundtracks—immerse the viewer in infinite reflective surfaces, exploding even small spaces into an endless expanse.

— Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026