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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That’s proven out when faced with more difficult tasks like reading.
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Taking on board the fact that predictions for the year made in Davos are not always proved out, what could change the picture?
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 23 Jan. 2026
If that research proves out, the drugs’ addiction-curbing effects could be another boon to public health.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 29 Dec. 2025
Researchers are currently piecing the story together, one experiment at a time, rather than proving out every step sequentially in the same set of organisms.
—Ivan Amato, Quanta Magazine, 22 Dec. 2025
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Taking on board the fact that predictions for the year made in Davos are not always proved out, what could change the picture?
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 23 Jan. 2026
If that research proves out, the drugs’ addiction-curbing effects could be another boon to public health.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 29 Dec. 2025
Researchers are currently piecing the story together, one experiment at a time, rather than proving out every step sequentially in the same set of organisms.
—Ivan Amato, Quanta Magazine, 22 Dec. 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 28 Jan. 2026.
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