bear out
verb
bore out; borne out also born out; bearing out; bears out
: confirm, substantiate
a theory borne out by data
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Examples of bear out in a Sentence
the newly discovered papers bore out the rumors about the president's personal life
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Their partnership was born out of a desire that the collaboration between the École and the Bausch Foundation not be one-sided.
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Marina Harss, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023
Before anyone in the media or the music business could get a handle on it, a star was born out of left field — in his field, to be exact, in the town of North Dinwiddie, Virginia.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2023
The album was born out of jams André 3000 undertook with the vaunted percussionist Carlos Niño.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 14 Nov. 2023
There are at least 23 bankrupt companies born out of SPACs, or special-purpose acquisition companies, and more than a dozen additional firms that were acquired far below their debut values.
—Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2023
The Women’s Guild, the second act of the previous/born out of the Twitch Women’s Alliance, currently boasts several hundred members, and that number is expected to grow as affiliate streamers join its ranks.
—Melissah Yang, refinery29.com, 3 Nov. 2023
But even claims that might superficially seem like they’re born out of a desire to protect people who have abortions still deserve further reflection.
—WIRED, 24 Oct. 2023
His predictions about the mobile internet have been largely borne out while those about the Internet of Things have not.
—Reuters, CNN, 4 Oct. 2023
This online popularity of the workout is bearing out in real-life results.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 2 Nov. 2023
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Marina Harss, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023
Before anyone in the media or the music business could get a handle on it, a star was born out of left field — in his field, to be exact, in the town of North Dinwiddie, Virginia.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2023
The album was born out of jams André 3000 undertook with the vaunted percussionist Carlos Niño.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 14 Nov. 2023
There are at least 23 bankrupt companies born out of SPACs, or special-purpose acquisition companies, and more than a dozen additional firms that were acquired far below their debut values.
—Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2023
The Women’s Guild, the second act of the previous/born out of the Twitch Women’s Alliance, currently boasts several hundred members, and that number is expected to grow as affiliate streamers join its ranks.
—Melissah Yang, refinery29.com, 3 Nov. 2023
But even claims that might superficially seem like they’re born out of a desire to protect people who have abortions still deserve further reflection.
—WIRED, 24 Oct. 2023
His predictions about the mobile internet have been largely borne out while those about the Internet of Things have not.
—Reuters, CNN, 4 Oct. 2023
This online popularity of the workout is bearing out in real-life results.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 2 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of bear out was
in the 15th century
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“Bear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20out. Accessed 8 Dec. 2023.
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bear out
verb
: confirm sense 4
the facts bore out her story
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