REFERRED (TO) Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

referred (to)

verb

Definition of referred (to)

past tense of refer (to)

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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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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Verb

The test will cost somewhere between about $500 (the current Medicare payment for Cologuard, the benchmark specified in the MCED Coverage Act) and $949 (Grail’s current list price).

— H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
Head coach Dave Canales has not specified what Legette’s injury is.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of specified

Verb

The pickup’s driver, a 34-year-old woman from Garden City, Kansas, was taken into custody but was later released after police consulted with the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office.

— Maggie Vespa, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
More complaints came in in June, and the agency contacted the people who filed them and gave them information about coyote behavior and consulted with the state about residents’ concerns.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of consulted

Verb

An 1846 account in the Public Ledger described the ringing of the bell on February 23 that year and mentioned that the bell had developed a crack, which someone had attempted to fix by filing the sides down.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
The dynamic Lawrence mentioned — having a limited amount of time to hook an audience — coincides with the rise of streaming and other industry shifts that stemmed from it.

— Travis Clark, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of mentioned

Verb

The attacker used a pump-action shotgun bought by his mother, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the shooting.

— HAVEN DALEY, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
The shooter used a pump-action shotgun in yesterday's shooting, two law enforcement officials briefed on the case told NBC News.

— Irene Byon, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of used

Verb

Republicans have cited social media posts from his half-sister that appear to refer to his mother’s engagement with the group.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
For the third straight year, BNY found that AI ranked as the most compelling investment theme for the next five years, cited by 68% of respondents.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of cited

Verb

Earlier this week, a bystander at a local bar noticed his Meta Glasses.

— MacKenzie Sigalos,Annie Palmer, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
The exact story of how coffee was discovered isn’t known for sure, but one popular legend says an Ethiopian goatherd named Kaldi noticed that when his goats ate from a red berry plant, they were infused with energy and stayed awake all night.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of noticed

Verb

Russian state news agency Tass quoted a member of the bank's board as saying that Sberbank systems were operating normally.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Russian state news agency Tass quoted a member of the bank’s board as saying that Sberbank systems were operating normally.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of quoted

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