in reference to
idiom
formal
: about or concerning (something or someone) : in relation to
I am writing in reference to your recent letter.
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Trump said in reference to the 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate.
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 17 June 2025
That was in reference to a stalemate between MLS players and the league over the dispersal of Club World Cup prize money – which is limited due to a clause in the league’s collective bargaining agreement.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 15 June 2025
According to a police report, officers from the Palm Beach Police Department responded to the sprawling compound a little after midnight in reference to calls about an intruder.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Rather, the evocative name is thought to have been coined by the Native American Algonquian tribes in reference to the short strawberry harvesting season that falls around this time of year, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 7 June 2025
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 17 June 2025
That was in reference to a stalemate between MLS players and the league over the dispersal of Club World Cup prize money – which is limited due to a clause in the league’s collective bargaining agreement.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 15 June 2025
According to a police report, officers from the Palm Beach Police Department responded to the sprawling compound a little after midnight in reference to calls about an intruder.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Rather, the evocative name is thought to have been coined by the Native American Algonquian tribes in reference to the short strawberry harvesting season that falls around this time of year, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 7 June 2025
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“In reference to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20reference%20to. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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