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cross-post

American  
[kraws-pohst, kros‑] / ˈkrɔsˌpoʊst, ˈkrɒs‑ /
Or crosspost

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to post (the same message) to two or more message boards or electronic mailing lists at the same time.


noun

  1. a message posted to two or more message boards or electronic mailing lists at the same time.

    Cross-posts are often greeted with hostility.

Etymology

Origin of cross-post

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

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Without access to TikTok, small-business owners say they would probably focus their efforts on Instagram, where they already cross-post content from TikTok.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2023

Joseph Rothstein, the chief executive of the digital marketing agency Social Media 55, said to search for overlap between platforms to make it efficient to cross-post on multiple networks.

From New York Times Nov. 16, 2022

As part of this test, Instagram users will also be able to cross-post their reels to Facebook.

From The Verge Aug. 19, 2021

Lesson No. 1: Learn effective virtual campaigning, cross-post those events on platforms like Facebook and Twitter, and weave them with relentless social media campaigns.

From Seattle Times Feb. 16, 2021

From Liverpool and Manchester the cross-post service to almost every part of the kingdom was at the same time improved.

From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Joyce, Herbert

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