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in reply to Re: array or array ref as variable
in thread array or array ref as variable

Or, more idiomatically:
my @everything = (\@fw, \@vlan, \@vrf, \@more);

foreach (@everything) {
    theSub(@$_);
}

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(or:  theSub($_); depending on your usage).

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