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-referenceTo 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 The village’s study would also cross-reference the county’s study, officials said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026 Scammers scrape obituary websites and cross-reference them with people-search databases.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-reference
reference
Noun
In 1912, the pen cases were acquired by Louis Cartier as reference pieces for his jewelry designs.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
6 Aug. 2026
For reference, that’s 400,000 kilowatts; the average home uses 30 kilowatts a day.
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Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Aug. 2026