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refer
verb as in mention
Strong matches
accredit, adduce, advert, allude, ascribe, associate, charge, credit, designate, excerpt, exemplify, extract, glance, impute, insert, instance, interpolate, lay, name, notice, point, quote
Weak matches
bring up, direct attention, give as example, make allusion, make mention of, make reference, put down to, speak about, speak of, touch on
verb as in direct, guide
verb as in concern, apply
Strong matches
appertain, belong, cover, encompass, hold, include, incorporate, pertain, point, regard, touch
Weak matches
be a matter of, be about, be directed to, be relevant, bear upon, correspond with, have a bearing on, have reference, have relation, have to do with, take in
Example Sentences
“This stuff is going everywhere and it’s not dirt — it’s toxic,” he said, referring to smoke damage.
With the prize came fame; people began referring to Baltimore as the most influential biologist of his generation.
He was referring to the fact that such long-term borrowing only makes up a small fraction of overall government debt.
The term refers to a legal complaint that improperly incorporates all previous allegations into each count, making it difficult for the court to evaluate the claims on their own merits.
Attending a recent panel discussion, I heard Times columnist Bill Plaschke refer to Coach Foster as “a placeholder.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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