validation
noun
val·i·da·tion
ˌva-lə-ˈdā-shən 
: an act, process, or instance of validating
especially
: the determination of the degree of validity of a measuring device
Examples of validation in a Sentence
I'm afraid we cannot act on your claim without validation.
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This moment of mainstream validation is a big milestone for any comic, though of course, McCusker doesn’t necessarily need it.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Now, my career is defined by being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame … This, tonight, to me, is validation.
—Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
It’s been roughly a two and a half to three year journey to go from proof of concept scientific validation (DishBrain) to a commercial product (CL1).
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
My poems traverse my millennial loner teenage experiences like seeking validation on my blog and escaping through movies and music every night.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Validation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/validation. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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