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

Decide whether the specialist will work directly with the client or behind the referring provider’s brand. — Oleg Levitas, Forbes.com, 25 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 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and a White House official declined to comment, referring instead back to the fact sheet. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 Forst was referring, of course, to the A’s release of Muncy at the end of spring training in 2017. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Medical residents and professionals can earn a $1,000 referral bonus for referring other doctors, dentists, or residents. — Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Unlike Epstein, Blanche was not formally sanctioned, with Williams instead referring the matter to the New York Bar, where he is admitted. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for referring

Adjective

The loud-mouthed cameos from ex-soccer players Zlatan Ibrahimović and Eric Cantona in Nike’s World Cup hero film Rip the Script were indicative of this, chiming with an older, more arrogant vision of Nike seen in the ’90s and the aughts.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
In the past few weeks, though, the streamer has brought some of those partnerships to an end in a way that feels indicative of a larger strategic shift.

— Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of indicative

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

Anyone with any relevant information pertaining to the incident is asked to contact the Bloomfield Police Department.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
In the days leading to Ed Sheeran’s Atlanta concert, his second since the Big Controversy, questions about everything but his music prevailed over those pertaining to it.

— DeAsia Paige, AJC.com, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of pertaining

Adjective

Broadly, though, the firms seem to have watched for accounts prompting their models in suspicious ways, whether by firing off lots of prompts in a short time or by asking telltale kinds of questions.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026
The fitness tracker will also watch for the telltale signs of serious medical conditions like atrial fibrillation and irregular heart rhythms with alerts when they’re detected.

— Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of telltale

Verb

The team is currently applying this approach to devices installed across wall panels or doors to harvest ambient temperature differences.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
British police acknowledged applying for the warrants under the wrong statutory provision, the judge said while stipulating that the misconduct investigation against the king's brother could continue.

— Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of applying

Adjective

This in-shower treatment smooths the cuticle for reflective, glass-like shine, leaving strands softer, silkier, and ultra-glossy in just one minute.

— Madison San Miguel, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026
De Baise explained that this is reflective of a popular footwear trend of the ’90s, a decade Vaccarello is widely known to be aesthetically attached to.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026