refer
Example Sentences
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We took this as a challenge to dedicate ourselves to making what we now refer to as “The Emily.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
I’m guessing Bianco will refer Bonta back to that simple communication of a single finger, much the same as Villanueva did.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
All told, it’s still rare, at least for now, for a myeloma patient to refer to themselves as cured or for an oncologist to refer to a myeloma patient that way.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026
The National Football Museum does, though, refer to it as the first shootout in England.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Later he’d refer to a poor player as a “weakie”—or, less commonly, a “duffer” or “rabbit.”
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.