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as in specifies
to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically
try not to refer to the recent death of her aunt
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as in goes (to)
to use or seek out as a source of aid, relief, or advantage
she studied so she wouldn't have to refer to the book during the exam
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refers (to)
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Each recipe is indicated by a code—O means the Four Roses distillery; B or E indicates the mashbill (B is 35 percent rye, E is 20 percent rye); S means straight whiskey; and the last letter specifies the yeast strain, each of which brings a different flavor profile to the whiskey.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
19 Aug. 2025 -
Ryan Christoffel at 9to5Mac has useful analysis that specifies what happened when in recent years to help specify the release date.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Mainstream news coverage of Burning Man invariably mentions the Orgy Dome, held inside a cavernous tent-like structure that features both mattresses and air conditioning for participants who are age-screened and provide explicit consent.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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Cost-cutting was one explanation for this change, but the story also mentions that Starbucks doesn’t need these plants running every day to meet current demand.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
25 Aug. 2025
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Looking at the sky, the narrator notices that the stars seem unusually close.—
Jia Tolentino,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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If an owner notices their dog going after grass, be on the lookout for underlying illnesses.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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The team consults the Urban Dictionary for meanings of less common terms and reviews an internal document of objectionable configurations.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
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The team consults the Urban Dictionary for meanings of less common terms and reviews an internal document of objectionable configurations.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Barrett, who joined her conservative colleague in the opinion, cites from it in her forthcoming book, according to CNN.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Clearance rates were above 60% before 2020, according to the organization, which cites data from the FBI.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Fire containment Understanding what 14% containment means Containment indicates what percentage of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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As the report indicates, both State and non-State actors were responsible for violations in over 20 countries, with the highest numbers recorded in the Central African Republic (CAR), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Haiti, Somalia and South Sudan.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The report notes that 50 charter schools closed in the first half of 2025.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Bateman also notes that even online vintage sourcing isn’t exempt from some inflated pricing.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
26 Aug. 2025
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Hell, there’s an entire TikTok channel that just features a guy reading different Bourdain quotes over travel montages and, sometimes, Bourdain clip shows.—
Tres Dean,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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Her legacy lives on through Dalton, who hangs Toussaint’s portrait at Downing Street and quotes her final speech at the show’s end.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Refers (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refers%20%28to%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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