1. past tense of backcheck; to verify or confirm information by consulting original sources or additional references
Usage: common in academic and journalistic contexts
2. past tense of backcheck; in ice hockey, to pursue and defend against an opposing player moving toward one's own goal
Usage: sports terminology

Examples

• The journalist backchecked all the facts in the article before publication.
• I backchecked the statistics against the original research paper.
• The forward backchecked hard to prevent the breakaway.
• She backchecked the citation to ensure accuracy.
• The team backchecked effectively throughout the third period.
• He backchecked the data against multiple sources.