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Discover LudwigThe phrase "loosely refers" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is often used to indicate that something is only somewhat related to or vaguely connected to something else. Example: "The politician's statement about economic policy loosely refers to his previous campaign promises, but ultimately lacks concrete details."
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"Putinisation" loosely refers to the tight grip on state power exercised by Russian president Vladimir Putin, a figure who has long drawn sharp criticism in Poland.
Mr. Wheeldon also choreographed the first-act furlana, a dance related to the tarantella, to which he loosely refers in an attractive whirl for eight couples.
Yet the terminology of "excited delirium", which loosely refers to a combination of psychotic behaviour, high body temperature and extreme aggression, is not recognised by the American Medical Association or the American Psychological Association.
Jack Becker of Forecast Public Art Works loosely refers to it as "the four M's: Murals, Monuments, Memorials and Mimes".
Scientifically, sugar loosely refers to a number of carbohydrates, such as monosaccharides, disaccharides, or oligosaccharides.
(The opposite is the practice in English, which loosely refers to both codes and ciphers as "codes".
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The seven centuries that followed are loosely referred to as the Iron Age.
WHEN the world was young, there was a phenomenon loosely referred to as the Magical World of Television.
Pakistan has become deadly serious about its own insurgency, loosely referred to as the Tehrik-i-Taliban.
He developed his own brand of what he and Paula loosely refer to as "exaggerated realism" intuitively.
LeRoy Henderson is among the artists sometimes loosely referred to as "street photographers," who take everyday life as their subject.
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