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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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Bono takes this idea someplace else with a reference to the wounds of Christ, reminding us that they were inflicted by the state combined with religious authority.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026
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Most references to the Arbat in the ancient chronicles are connected to fires, amid mention of invasions and plagues and noble births.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Cross-reference.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-reference. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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