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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

One company, List Perfectly, offers tools for resellers to cross-post their wares on 11 marketplaces.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2021

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

From The Verge • Aug. 19, 2021

Their proposal to guard the horse and cross-post mails, though repeated again and again, continued to be rejected.

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