referring (to)

present participle of refer (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for referring (to)
Verb
  • Approximately 50 soldiers guarding the vehicles attempted to repel the attackers, presidential spokesperson Carolina Jaramillo said, without specifying whether anyone was injured.
    Michael Rios, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, Mason suggests specifying the purpose and time frame of your request.
    Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Beach did not expand on an exact production date for the coins past mentioning the shutdown.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The second part of the verse gets real specific, while mentioning her now-husband 1975 drummer George Daniel.
    StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The new recommendations mean people ages 6 months and older can get Covid-19 vaccines after consulting with a qualified health care provider, which keeps the shots available but may also create more barriers to access than in past years.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The consulting firm Source echoed what the researchers were seeing in a trend report published in mid-September.
    Big Think, Big Think, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Democrats are dug in on extending Obamacare subsidies expiring soon, citing Americans' rising health care costs.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Hall allegedly punched the back door to enter his in-laws' home, where his estranged wife was staying with their children, WPXI and the Observer-Reporter reported, citing accounts from witnesses and authorities.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The dangers of not having a name After Hugh-Jones published his 1955 paper, researchers around the globe started noticing similar cases that didn't fit Type 1 or Type 2.
    Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Anderson says, suddenly noticing the red light on my recorder.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Soon after his arrival, Johnson posted an X message quoting Bukele.
    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Ferrer testified against her, quoting harsh language from her verdict.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • No other products or services will be impacted, the agency said, noting the move is a strategic part of USPS’s 10-year plan to create a revitalized organization.
    Michelle Del Rey, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Democrats have called the claims a lie, noting that undocumented immigrants aren’t eligible for payments from Medicare, Medicaid, or the Affordable Care Act.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Currently, there is no data indicating the containment progress of the fire and its cause remains unknown.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Smashing Machine even gets an A24-like CinemaScore of B-, indicating a divide among those who watched it.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Referring (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/referring%20%28to%29. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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