proof positive
noun
: something which definitely shows that something else is true or correct : definite proof
The photograph is proof positive that the accident happened the way he described.
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Chris Samuels is supposed to be proof positive of that.
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Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
The Ghirardelli launch came just a few weeks after Lindt debuted its own version of the confection, proof positive that Dubai chocolate has gone completely mainstream.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
And proof positive of that is the latest reports.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2025
Take a look at the top-scoring tequila this year, as proof positive of the notion.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
With influences ranging from Old Hollywood to Pink Floyd, the project is proof positive of the duo’s creative alchemy.
—Rob Ledonne, Vogue, 3 July 2025
Perhaps, skeptics have suggested, the observed fluctuations in allele frequencies are just routine oscillations of variants in the gene pool rather than proof positive of natural selection acting to adapt the human body to environmental challenges.
—Kermit Pattison, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Image Image Image For him, editing Players became both proof positive of how far things had come and a way to pay it forward to give current players a boost — not to mention an opportunity to nod to those who came before.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Hailey Bieber is proof positive that black loafers plus white socks equals It-girl outfit.
—Isabel Serra, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025
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Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
The Ghirardelli launch came just a few weeks after Lindt debuted its own version of the confection, proof positive that Dubai chocolate has gone completely mainstream.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
And proof positive of that is the latest reports.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2025
Take a look at the top-scoring tequila this year, as proof positive of the notion.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
With influences ranging from Old Hollywood to Pink Floyd, the project is proof positive of the duo’s creative alchemy.
—Rob Ledonne, Vogue, 3 July 2025
Perhaps, skeptics have suggested, the observed fluctuations in allele frequencies are just routine oscillations of variants in the gene pool rather than proof positive of natural selection acting to adapt the human body to environmental challenges.
—Kermit Pattison, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Image Image Image For him, editing Players became both proof positive of how far things had come and a way to pay it forward to give current players a boost — not to mention an opportunity to nod to those who came before.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Hailey Bieber is proof positive that black loafers plus white socks equals It-girl outfit.
—Isabel Serra, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Proof positive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proof%20positive. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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