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as in certifies
to declare (something) to be true or genuine
a jeweler authenticated the diamond as real
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as in verifies
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
we require more than simply your word to authenticate this story
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Recent Examples of authenticates
The Open Source Munitions Portal, which authenticates publicly sourced images of munitions worldwide, has published several images of unexploded submunitions found in Israel this week.
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Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Rather than operating as a peer-to-peer marketplace, Reklaim aggregates and authenticates inventory at scale through its proprietary sourcing platform.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Rather than operating as a peer-to-peer marketplace, Reklaim aggregates and authenticates inventory at scale through its proprietary sourcing platform.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authenticates
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However, in that second ruling, the court left open the possibility that map could be blocked in the near future, if Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins officially certifies the more than 305,000 signatures submitted to prompt a referendum on the ballot.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2026
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Local unions can avoid a recertification vote by having 60% of teachers paying dues, which automatically re-certifies the chapter.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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This program verifies magnet performance before the parts are locked into the main reactor.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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The agency said the State Brand Inspector, which verifies livestock ownership through brands, and multiple county sheriff’s offices are investigating incidents of cattle shot and killed in Jerome and Gooding counties.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
29 May 2026
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Although Nilsson would likely disagree, her work affirms that all of us are drifting toward oblivion, with the best days of our lives like so much confetti in the wind.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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That movie, like Primetime, affirms that the Twilight alum is not playing it safe in his choices — giving big, complex performances to match provocative material from idiosyncratic filmmakers.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
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May 15, 2026The Africa CDC confirms an Ebola outbreak in the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and laboratory tests confirm the outbreak is of the Bundibugyo strain, for which there is no vaccine.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The 2026 trial confirms at-home approaches deliver real results without specialized equipment.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
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Club Kid is funny, and filled with deft jokes, but there’s a stylistic exuberance to it that attests to how Firstman wasn’t just thinking in terms of verbal punchlines.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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The runaway success of the Toyota Prius in 2004-2008 attests to this.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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The Adams Promise also guarantees free tuition and fees for any in-state, full-time student whose family makes $70,000 or less.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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That matchup already guarantees attention.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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“Authenticates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authenticates. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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