prove out
verb
proved out; proved out or proven out; proving out; proves out
: to turn out to be satisfactory or as expected
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The solution the partners are looking to prove out is a cooling method that acts as a heat barrier.
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Areas where seismic events have occurred will prove out of reach to investigators owing to the violence that erupts again.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Even if the detection of dimethyl sulfide on K2-18b were to eventually prove out to the entire field’s satisfaction, its presence is not necessarily a bankable sign of life.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2025
Michelle Grant, director of retail strategy and insights at Salesforce, said, despite the fact that most retailers haven’t yet reached maturity with agents, their development and deployment is likely to proliferate quickly after pilot tests begin proving out results.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 24 Mar. 2025
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Areas where seismic events have occurred will prove out of reach to investigators owing to the violence that erupts again.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Even if the detection of dimethyl sulfide on K2-18b were to eventually prove out to the entire field’s satisfaction, its presence is not necessarily a bankable sign of life.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2025
Michelle Grant, director of retail strategy and insights at Salesforce, said, despite the fact that most retailers haven’t yet reached maturity with agents, their development and deployment is likely to proliferate quickly after pilot tests begin proving out results.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Prove out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prove%20out. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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