Thesaurus results for REFERRING

referring 1 of 2

adjective

as in alluding

Related Words

Relevance

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

Rather than referring back to Lee and Emma Thompson, Snell brings it back to Austen herself. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026 The White House did not comment on whether the administration has threatened to do so again, instead referring NPR to comments Trump made Tuesday. — Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026 Congressional Democrats continue to sound the alarm over these investments, referring ABC News to their May demand to the Department of Defense to launch an investigation into the president's family. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 Decide whether the specialist will work directly with the client or behind the referring provider’s brand. — Oleg Levitas, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 That personal touch fueled the loyalty of his customer base, with returning fans constantly referring new ones to his stand, a perpetual cycle that has made his cart the most popular food stand in LoDo. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2026 The comparisons between that movie and Elsinore, what with all the Hamlet being performed and poignantly referring back to our characters’ circumstances, have been impossible to ignore. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 Nossaman also declined comment, referring questions to the rail authority. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 Kavanaugh oversees emergency requests from Missouri and acted on his own without referring the matter to the full court. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for referring

Adjective

The telling sequence There’s not a sequence more indicative of the aforementioned separation than the end of the first half.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
The congregation of athletic aficionados keen to connect with their idols and fellow fans is indicative of a wider trend.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of indicative

Verb

Conflict with Indigenous peoples on the Maine frontier had sent traumatized refugees into the region, relating horror stories of attacks on their homes.

— Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
Vollmann was also pessimistic, relating that feeling comes from more than America’s current political issues, but also from the world’s environmental problems.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of relating

Adjective

Minimalist fiction is characterized by direct, highly compressed, densely allusive language.

— Anna Mebel, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of allusive

Verb

As the noise around college football continues to get louder pertaining to what is transpiring at Texas right now for Steve Sarkisian.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Doctors, therapists, and scholars guide us through all things pertaining to our culture and mental wellness journeys.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of pertaining

Adjective

In the 1960s America launched the Vela fleet of satellites, whose sole task was to look at Earth’s surface and search for any telltale neutrons, x-rays and gamma rays—extremely high-energy particles—coming from a nuclear explosion.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Yet in September, Bangladesh reported a daily average of 1,198 new cases of measles, which causes a high fever, cough and telltale rash.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of telltale

Verb

Agarwal is effectively taking infrastructure developed around one of the most document-heavy and regulated consumer financial transactions and applying it to a wider collection of financial problems.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
There is a special difficulty in applying just-war theory to wars between a powerful military and an insurgent group.

— Jordi Graupera, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of applying

Adjective

Community members' opposition to data center development in Memphis is reflective of the broader attitude across America in recent months.

— Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
José Antonio Bañuelos-Díaz, 42, a Mexican national and West Adams resident, appeared in court wearing a reflective vest with the name of a landscaping company, blue jeans and boots with the American flag on them.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026