cross reference
noun
a reference from one part of a book, index, or the like, to related material, as a word or illustration, in another part.
are cross-referencing
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present progressiveof cross-reference.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"Info is scattered across his time in various governments, and researchers are cross-referencing the data."
From BBC ā Oct. 30, 2015
Farmers are cross-referencing vaccine and semen distributors, even the brands of plastic pipettes they use to inseminate sows, desperate to contain a threat that has made the industry feel increasingly vulnerable.
From New York Times ā Aug. 4, 2013
Authorities are cross-referencing people who are at the hospital, maybe staying with relatives or have left town, he said.
From Reuters ā Apr. 20, 2013
