in reference to

Idioms  

1. see in regard to.

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Example Sentences

In just over a year as mayor in the country's avocado-growing heartland, Manzo became known as the "Mexican Bukele," in reference to El Salvador's popular gang-busting President Nayib Bukele.

From Barron's

She wears friendship bracelets her supporters make for her, in reference to her love of Taylor Swift, and says she has some 300 or 400 by now.

From Slate

Years later, in May 2019, one senior military police official wrote to another in reference to M, who by now had died in custody.

From The Wall Street Journal

Moore’s comments Tuesday appeared to be in reference to a Times report that a battalion chief ordered firefighters to roll up their hoses and leave the burn area of the Jan. 1 Lachman fire, which days later reignited into the deadly Palisades fire, even though they had complained that the ground was still smoldering.

From Los Angeles Times

Klay Thompson didn’t hold back after former NBA champion Jason Williams used a graphic term in reference to the Dallas Mavericks star’s superstar girlfriend Megan Thee Stallion on a podcast.

From Los Angeles Times