bear out
verb
bore out; borne out also born out; bearing out; bears out
: confirm, substantiate
a theory borne out by data
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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China’s focus on global warming and green energy, many observers argue, isn’t borne out of a genuine passion for ecology.
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
Criticisms like these are often born out of frustration that comes from a real and natural place.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Thus far, these (and similar) ideas have failed to lead to a discovery of new physics, or to observations that bear out their predictions.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 5 Sep. 2025
This was borne out by a February 2023 study by the Legislative Analyst’s Office documenting that the key reason the state had more than 170,000 homeless people was the acute lack of affordable housing.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
Criticisms like these are often born out of frustration that comes from a real and natural place.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Thus far, these (and similar) ideas have failed to lead to a discovery of new physics, or to observations that bear out their predictions.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 5 Sep. 2025
This was borne out by a February 2023 study by the Legislative Analyst’s Office documenting that the key reason the state had more than 170,000 homeless people was the acute lack of affordable housing.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Bear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20out. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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