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
Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Mamdani’s spokesperson declined to comment, referring the Daily News to a rep for the city’s public schools.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Andreatta, Brown and Joiner each declined comment on the case’s latest developments, referring a reporter instead to Doug White, acting as the city’s interim city attorney.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
The White House declined to comment, referring questions to Trump’s legal team.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
The board won't make a final decision on referring the MLO to voters until August.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
The company has put in place systems to screen users’ interactions with Gemini for signs of mental health crises, which will result in the chatbot referring the users to crisis hotlines.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
The owner paid beneficiaries and marketers for referring purported hospice patients to her company.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
While existing law prevents health care providers from providing gender affirming procedures for minors, the bill would bar them from performing, attempting to perform, or referring a minor for this care.
—Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
The bill also would require bots to respond to interactions indicating suicidal ideas or self-harm by referring them to crisis services hotlines.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Mamdani’s spokesperson declined to comment, referring the Daily News to a rep for the city’s public schools.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Andreatta, Brown and Joiner each declined comment on the case’s latest developments, referring a reporter instead to Doug White, acting as the city’s interim city attorney.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
The White House declined to comment, referring questions to Trump’s legal team.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
The board won't make a final decision on referring the MLO to voters until August.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
The company has put in place systems to screen users’ interactions with Gemini for signs of mental health crises, which will result in the chatbot referring the users to crisis hotlines.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
The owner paid beneficiaries and marketers for referring purported hospice patients to her company.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
While existing law prevents health care providers from providing gender affirming procedures for minors, the bill would bar them from performing, attempting to perform, or referring a minor for this care.
—Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for referring
Verb
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Some of them are old systems of knowledge, ways of relating the body to fertility, death, and survival.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Pisces new moon creates opportunities for fulfillment through relating.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Each instance brought chest bumps and high fives from the Newcastle defenders, indicative of a team that prides itself on overpowering opponents.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Past performance is not indicative of future results.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Kolasinski has disputed this allegation, saying that his client was not a gang member and that, while Hernández had been accused of murder in El Salvador, he was acquitted of any charges pertaining to that case.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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The gala’s funds support acquisitions of garments and accessories, but also the institute’s reference library, which holds over 800 periodicals and 1,500 designer files pertaining to the history of fashion and clothing, dating back to the sixteenth century.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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The dense, allusive text foretold the future of his small business and tens of thousands like it.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
17 Mar. 2026
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Where An Orange Colored Day was gestural and allusive, A Rush to Nowhere is direct.—
Stephen Kearse,
Pitchfork,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In closing, it should be mentioned that just as colchicine treatment results in seedless watermelons, mini-melons may also be a consequence of applying colchicine to watermelon seedlings, followed by a breeding process similar to that described above.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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As an additional step, Holm likes to quickly cleanse her eye area to get rid of any leftover mascara or liner before applying fresh makeup.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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So the team measured carbon-14 in asunaro wood in the region and discovered the telltale spikes of an SPE.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2026
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The telltale signature of abundant dust lies within the galaxy’s continuum of ultraviolet light, which has a relatively flat slope as a result of absorption from the dust.—
Jenna Ahart,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The youngins also want a yacht that is design-forward and reflective of their taste.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
2 May 2026
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The move feels reflective of the state of things.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
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“Referring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/referring. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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