referred (to)

verb

Definition of referred (to)next
past tense of refer (to)
1
as in specified
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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2
as in consulted
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 referred (to)
  1. specified
  2. consulted
  3. mentioned
  4. cited
  5. used
  6. indicated
Verb
  • Grant recipients are required to report on progress, but only towards goals specified in the proposal.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Offline Backup puts an available playlist of songs on the Home feed when data connections are lost, even if no downloads were specified ahead of time.
    Tyler Hayes, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of specified
Verb
  • The center consulted with several experts — including the Northern Jaguar Project’s Carmina Gutiérrez González — in making that confirmation.
    Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Alice is consulted about the meaning of the line as her mother wrote the most popular version of the ballad.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of consulted
Verb
  • Among the changes the 68-year-old suggests are initiatives he’s mentioned previously.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Schools and superintendents began reaching out to him because a colleague or friend had mentioned how impactful ICS4Schools’ services had been.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of mentioned
Verb
  • Ritchey cited early signs of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, starting to increase this season as expected in Florida, which is called out at the top of this week's report.
    Alexander Tin, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Complying with regulatory developments is most frequently cited as the top priority for internal legal teams — and any innovation efforts are going to fall under scrutiny.
    Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of cited
Verb
  • Born in revolution, tempered by war This gun served in the American Civil War and was later used in many conflicts throughout the 19th century.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Despite its previous bad culinary advice about pizza and rocks, AI will initially be used for the presentation of the results for queries in English about recipes and meal ideas entered on mobile devices.
    Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of used
Verb
  • Additional analysis indicated minerals in the meteorite at one point interacted with liquid water on Mars, although a specific timeframe couldn’t be established.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Neither Santa Monia Police nor SMMUSD indicated any plans to increase school security in light of the text messages.
    NBC Los Angeles, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of indicated
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