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  • verb Present participle of refer.

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Examples

  • One of the show's quirkiest inclusions is its examination of the "yeti," a term referring to the Abominable Snowman, the mythic being that roams the Himalayas.

    What's That in the Sky? The Himalayas Lizzie Simon 2011

  • The men were described as "tribals," a term referring to the region's indigenous people, most of whom remain mired in poverty and illiteracy.

    Indian Police Arrest 2 Men For Sacrificing Child 2012

  • Trotter recalls his own childhood in Britain when everyone knew "the borstal boy," a term referring to a type of youth prison.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Trotter recalls his own childhood in Britain when everyone knew "the borstal boy," a term referring to a type of youth prison.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • Trotter recalls his own childhood in Britain when everyone knew "the borstal boy," a term referring to a type of youth prison.

    FOXNews.com 2011

  • Lastly, this is not a "push poll," a term referring to negative persuasion calls masquerading as polls but frequently--and incorrectly--used to describe any negative message testing.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Margie Omero 2012

  • The era will always be joined at the hip with the phrase referring to many of those institutions as "too big to fail."

    Ed Koch: Judge Jed Rakoff -- A Light Unto His Fellow Jurists Ed Koch 2011

  • I have heard employees at large companies use the term referring to hiring contractors to do some of the work they formerly would have had salaried employees do.

    Are You Really A Good Web Worker? 2008

  • It follows three very different girls coming of age in Unity, with the title referring to the fact that the community practices polygamy referred to as “celestial marriage”, where young girls are married off to older men, whose other wives are their “sister wives.”

    Review: Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr 2008

  • It follows three very different girls coming of age in Unity, with the title referring to the fact that the community practices polygamy referred to as “celestial marriage”, where young girls are married off to older men, whose other wives are their “sister wives.”

    Review: Sister Wife by Shelley Hrdlitschka 2008

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