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Recent Examples of cross-reference
Below is a map of the affected states: The FDA alert has a chart with corresponding item numbers, product descriptions, as well as UPC and lot numbers for customers to cross-reference.
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Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
This will allow users to search and cross-reference the texts from anywhere in the world.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
Attackers often cross-reference usernames and reused passwords across the internet, even if your login wasn’t part of the leak.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Even more transformative is the ability to cross-reference emotional insights with real-time performance data, including promotional offers and incentives.
—Jessica Hawthorne-Castro, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
After that, cross-reference your findings with a quick online search for outfitters in the area.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2025
The company also clarified that no other employees were seen in the viral clip after social media sleuths used LinkedIn to cross-reference and identify another woman seen in the frame.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2025
Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
This will allow users to search and cross-reference the texts from anywhere in the world.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
Attackers often cross-reference usernames and reused passwords across the internet, even if your login wasn’t part of the leak.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Even more transformative is the ability to cross-reference emotional insights with real-time performance data, including promotional offers and incentives.
—Jessica Hawthorne-Castro, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
After that, cross-reference your findings with a quick online search for outfitters in the area.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2025
The company also clarified that no other employees were seen in the viral clip after social media sleuths used LinkedIn to cross-reference and identify another woman seen in the frame.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-reference
reference
Noun
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It was so well presented with countless references to viral moments and gaffes.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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As polished-glam and old-Hollywood as the references were, there were moments that also felt sleazy and fun in the way that Hollywood in 2007 did, when getting photographed pouring out of a car on the way into the club was a rite of passage and full of its own twisted promise.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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“Cross-reference.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-reference. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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