cross-check
verb (used with object)
to determine the accuracy of (something) by checking it with various sources.
cross-checks
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present tense formof cross-check (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Yi said he cross-checks census records against school enrollments, hospital births, vaccine batches and household registrations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Further investigations and cross-checks led to the arrest of a fourth, suspected of having parked the truck under the museum gallery, said Beccuau.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
It takes detailed information and cross-checks this with sources it can access, such as hospital lists and names of returned detainees.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2025
She says the interviews and cross-checks of birth certificates with other life documents are effective at catching potential inconsistencies.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 20, 2024
On symbolic model, this problem does not occur, due to multiple cross-checks between elements and relations.
From The Brain, A Decoded Enigma by Dorin Teodor Moisa
