as in alluding
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as in relating
to have a relation or connection
I don't think that rule of play refers to this particular situation
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for referring
Adjective
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But the timeline for full Guam missile defense – expected to take at least a decade to put together – is indicative of the challenges in constructing any system to fight ballistic and hypersonic glide missiles.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025 -
The apartment, which was listed eight times and underwent seven price reductions before selling, is indicative of sellers' difficulties in securing buyers without making significant concessions.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Davis’s primary objective was to provide recommendations pertaining to the national speed limit, to keep drivers safe by minimizing speeding and accidents and to save gasoline by ensuring that cars drove at their peak rpm (revolutions per minute).—
Doug Melville,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Chen’s exit is the latest development pertaining to WBD’s board in recent months.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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As a former foreign correspondent, Fenton has had experiences similar to my own, but poetry provides a more allusive, emotional language than journalism.—
The Week UK,
theweek,
11 Oct. 2024
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Image Image Hovsepian, who was born in Isfahan, Iran, and grew up in Toledo, Ohio, makes allusive, shadowy photographs and assemblages that are in the permanent collections of New York’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Art Institute of Chicago.—
Max Berlinger Stefan Ruiz,
New York Times,
18 Mar. 2024
Verb
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Sarah Hoffmann Hoffmann after applying the Victoria Beckham Beauty Vast Lash Mascara.—
Nicola Dall'Asen,
Allure,
4 Jan. 2025
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Herrick before applying the Ilia Limitless Mascara.—
Nicola Dall'Asen,
Allure,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Referring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/referring. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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