diff --git a/yaml.md b/yaml.md
index cac8d4e163..35fd4e6a62 100644
--- a/yaml.md
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@@ -61,10 +61,11 @@ child:
 ### Reference content
 
 ```yaml
-values: &ref
-  - These values
-  - will be reused below
-  
-other_values:
-  <<: *ref
+simple_value: &refv 42
+simple_reuse: *refv
+
+list_value: &refl
+  - will be
+  - reused below
+list_reuse: *refl
 ```