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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This makes sense for the cloud pioneer, as its meteoric growth was born out of infrastructure-as-a-service and its own custom silicon (e.g., Graviton, Trainium).
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Matt Kimball, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The new roadmap for schools could be challenging to administer, as the previous experience of the Maryland district bore out.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Lovato, who has been open about her struggles with bulimia and other eating disorders, told fans on social media that the project was born out of her own healing journey with food.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 26 June 2025
She was introduced as Laurent’s daughter born out of wedlock and Sylvie’s stepdaughter who had been raised in the U.S..
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Matt Kimball, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The new roadmap for schools could be challenging to administer, as the previous experience of the Maryland district bore out.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Lovato, who has been open about her struggles with bulimia and other eating disorders, told fans on social media that the project was born out of her own healing journey with food.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 26 June 2025
She was introduced as Laurent’s daughter born out of wedlock and Sylvie’s stepdaughter who had been raised in the U.S..
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for bear out
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“Bear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20out. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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