Reference
Reference verb - Refer to.
Usage example: he referenced his colleagues' work
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Synonyms for Reference
Write and reference are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Write" instead a verb "Reference".
Both words in one sentence
- In this strip of The Order of the Stick, one of the demon roaches says, "They'll let any old hack write a sourcebook these days" in reference to the strip's acid-breathing shark.
Source: Self Deprecation / Web Comics -
Dream Red saying "start9" upon defeat is a reference to the original run's protests against Democracy Mode, where spammers would write that to mess with the input system.
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Write and Reference. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/reference/write
Reference & Write. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/reference/write>.
Write or Reference. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/reference/write.
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