prove out

verb

proved out; proved out or proven out; proving out; proves out

intransitive verb

: to turn out to be satisfactory or as expected

Examples of prove out in a Sentence

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These prove out Fielder’s intuition that aviation safety depends on candid cockpit conversation, a particularly high-stakes—and, crucially, perhaps tractable—example of Fielder’s over-all preoccupation with the fear and anxiety that inhibits genuine communication. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 May 2025 More sophisticated uses would need to be developed, tested, and proved out. Zoë Schiffer, Wired News, 7 May 2025 The solution the partners are looking to prove out is a cooling method that acts as a heat barrier. 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 See All Example Sentences for prove out

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of prove out was in 1941

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“Prove out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prove%20out. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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