<?php
$path = 'file:\/\/\/specs\/operators.json#\/definitions\/number';
$jsonString = '{"type":"object","properties":{"id":{"$ref":"file:\/\/\/specs\/operators.json#\/definitions\/number","description":"описание"}';
preg_match('~("\$ref":"'.$path.'")~', $jsonString, $match);
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