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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Yang exclaimed in reference to the dire state of the American economy.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2025
Court documents obtained by WANE and 21 Alive News allege Kizer made posts on social media seemingly in reference to the killing.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The name was in reference to Redford’s iconic character in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2025
This is in reference to a sequence when one of the Aviva portrayals, by Sharon Wilkins, says that her parents died during one of the September 11 plane crashes.
—Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2025
Court documents obtained by WANE and 21 Alive News allege Kizer made posts on social media seemingly in reference to the killing.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The name was in reference to Redford’s iconic character in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2025
This is in reference to a sequence when one of the Aviva portrayals, by Sharon Wilkins, says that her parents died during one of the September 11 plane crashes.
—Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
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“In reference to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20reference%20to. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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