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.
was cross-referencing
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past progressiveof cross-reference.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Maybe I was cross-referencing an email from my mother-in-law with Amazon reviews of baby gates.
From The Verge ● Aug. 17, 2022
I was cross-referencing their birth dates, which I had from the ticket, with that social media information, and also the date of their marriage just to make sure that this was the right couple.
From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2021
