a notation in a book (such as a dictionary) that tells you where to look for more information
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Recent Examples of cross-referenceHappily, the show is not up to its cowl in DC cross-references and crossovers.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Aug. 2026 Investigators cross-reference this information with other sources to generate leads and make arrests.—
Larry Seward,
CBS News,
13 Aug. 2026 To cross-reference a customer record against a policy document, for example, the user has to be able to easily access information from multiple sources at a glance.—
Mazy Dar,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2026 The company's new program cross-references the names of campaign staffers listed in Federal Election Commission data against its own user logs.—
Luke Garrett,
NPR,
9 July 2026 When a new investment memo lands, the IC Robot reads it, cross-references the assumptions against 13 years of outcomes, and pushes back.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
25 May 2026 But always cross-reference app suggestions against other apps as well as physical tools.—
Jamie Siebrase,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026 Oddsmakers manage them independently and sometimes forget to cross-reference and make slight adjustments as needed.—
Douglas Kezirian,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026 The legislation would require states to verify citizenship status — in some cases by sharing their voter rolls with the Department of Homeland Security — which would then cross-reference the list with its internal citizenship database.—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-reference
reference
Noun
Hsu’s office aimed to avoid both early on by refusing to name a particular style, reference familiar restaurant archetypes, or let the project become thematic.
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Alexis Benveniste,
Architectural Digest,
27 Aug. 2026
All federal government references to the lake on agency maps, contracts and other documents must also reflect the renaming.