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 Baguette One vehicle is a subscale, single-stage suborbital demonstrator to prove out technologies for the larger satellite launcher, mainly its hybrid propulsion system.
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ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
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
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ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for prove out
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“Prove out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prove%20out. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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