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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To prove out the findings in real biology, Schramma stuck his arm back into the fish tank, nipped more leaves, and snapped microscope images of the cells within to measure Elodea’s actual packing fractions.
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Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
Halioua is trying to anticipate other ways that her business might fail, even if the science proves out.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
The space agency has now canceled Gateway to focus on building a base on the lunar surface, where astronauts can learn to harvest resources like water, live in partial gravity, and prove out technologies for future expeditions to Mars.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2026
The drug is still in the early stages of clinical studies, so Merck is betting that initial data will prove out in larger studies.
—Elsa Ohlen,angelica Peebles, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
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Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
Halioua is trying to anticipate other ways that her business might fail, even if the science proves out.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
The space agency has now canceled Gateway to focus on building a base on the lunar surface, where astronauts can learn to harvest resources like water, live in partial gravity, and prove out technologies for future expeditions to Mars.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2026
The drug is still in the early stages of clinical studies, so Merck is betting that initial data will prove out in larger studies.
—Elsa Ohlen,angelica Peebles, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Prove out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prove%20out. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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