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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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.
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Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
This was in reference to the ongoing concerns as to what might happen to Social Security under the Trump Administration.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 5 Apr. 2025
His joke is in reference to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol, in which Trump urged supporters to object to the certification of President Joe Biden's win.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Some of the vandalism has included Nazi symbols in reference to the controversial gesture Musk made at Trump's second inauguration, which many interpreted as a Nazi salute.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
This was in reference to the ongoing concerns as to what might happen to Social Security under the Trump Administration.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 5 Apr. 2025
His joke is in reference to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol, in which Trump urged supporters to object to the certification of President Joe Biden's win.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Some of the vandalism has included Nazi symbols in reference to the controversial gesture Musk made at Trump's second inauguration, which many interpreted as a Nazi salute.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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“In reference to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20reference%20to. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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