vetted

adjective

vet·​ted ˈve-təd 

: having been subjected to evaluation or appraisal : critically reviewed and evaluated for official approval or acceptance

… a central hub for victims, providing legal resources, a vetted list of lawyers … and how-to guides for petitioning lawmakers.

—Ryan Broderick

Internet users don't hate the media. … People want the vetted information the news media offer …

—James Poniewozik

… a carefully curated electronic eco-system that allows you to interact only with vetted software or Web sites.

—John Pavlus

see also vet entry 3

Examples of vetted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To address this problem, many businesses train their LLMs on their own corporate data and on vetted third-party data sets, minimizing the presence of bad data. —Sridhar Ramaswamy, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024

The space agency links to a resource page on its site with vetted companies that manufacture and sell safe solar viewers and filters for binoculars and telescopes. —Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024

The first step is to purchase the units directly from a reputable, vetted vendor. —George Dvorsky / Gizmodo, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024

Because counterfeit glasses, which claim to be ISO-compliant but actually have not been thoroughly tested, can be easily found online for sale, it is advised to check the AAS website for vetted vendors. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2024

Tips for safely viewing the eclipse and testing your glasses For those who didn’t purchase their glasses directly from a vetted vendor on the list, there are ways to test eclipse glasses before April 8. —Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024

Require and fund independent researcher access, giving vetted researchers and civil society organizations predeployment access to generative AI systems for research and testing. —IEEE Spectrum, 12 Jan. 2024

Head to Amazon to grab PEOPLE Tested’s favorite vacuum, then keep scrolling to check out more of our vetted and approved devices. —Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024

At the after-school club, children can expect to make friendship bracelets, paint kindness rocks and learn about STEM activities from vetted volunteers, according to the program description. —Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above