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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Around 10 percent of the population may even regularly succumb to the sensation, also called hypnagogic jerks in reference to the hypnagogic transitional stage of falling asleep. —

Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024 This is likely in reference to vice president Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic nominee without undergoing primaries. —

Alena Botros, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024 The second photograph contains a wet, bulbous, red lump held between two fingers and pierced by a needle guiding a black thread, possibly in reference to the stitching of the perineal tear after childbirth. —

Jenny Wu, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2024 The phrase college football coaching carousel has sometimes been used in reference to the high turnover among college football coaches. —

Mark Lasota, Ph.d., Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in reference to

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