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reference

Definition for reference

noun as in testimonial of good character

noun as in printed matter with information

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Many sported stickers on their shirts with the words “They’re returning,” in reference to the hostages, replacing stickers that had before depicted the number of days they had spent in captivity.

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Ms. King seeds her love story with engaging dialogue and literary references that are never pretentious or gratuitous.

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The meme “Gen Z Stare” went viral on TikTok this summer, a reference to young people who seem to struggle to connect with older co-workers and customers.

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Call it the Topgolfication of the sport—a reference to Topgolf, a popular chain that offers food, drinks and an entertaining driving range.

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“Every person born in the country,” wrote Bates in late November 1862, “is, at the moment of birth, prima facie a citizen…without any reference to race or color, or any other accidental circumstance.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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