authentications

Definition of authenticationsnext
plural of authentication
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Noun
  • Taiwan is considering the years-long process of restarting two reactors because of the current crisis, which will require meticulous inspections, safety checks and control system verifications.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The campaign came to that conclusion after obtaining copies of local election officials’ verifications of the more than 300,000 signatures the campaign turned in last December.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The network accomplishes this with the help of zero-knowledge proofs, a cryptographic process whereby a transaction can be marked as valid without revealing the contents of the message itself.
    Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 6 May 2026
  • Which helps engineers write specifications, generate proofs, and keep those proofs current as code evolves.
    Evan Johnson, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Met Gala is famous for day-of surprises, and confirmations typically don’t drop until stars are already on the steps.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Three Smokey Bones locations closed in Pennsylvania, per confirmations from employees at the stores, the Trib Live reported.
    Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This evidences deliberate indifference to foreseeable violence.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • When the dispute moved to the parking lot, witnesses said Hearne threw the first punch, and videos circulating online appeared to show the confrontation.
    JJ Velasquez, San Antonio Express-News, 10 May 2026
  • Officers found several shell casings at the scene and interviewed several witnesses.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, 1,740,000 of those entries that passed the file validations stage (about 15 percent) have been liquidated and are in the process of being refunded.
    Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Refund claims have to undergo multiple validations, program documents show.
    Tobias Burns, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • As before, to make the identifications, the team extracted DNA from archaeological samples and compared it with mitochondrial and Y-chromosome DNA from descendants.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
  • All the identifications were made by comparing the DNA extracted from the remains to that of living relatives.
    Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • The workers have offered the homeless people there a variety of services, including emergency motel vouchers during inclement weather and help connecting to state and county services, spokesperson Christopher Yee said in an email.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
  • Spirit said compensation for customers who used vouchers, credits or loyalty points would be determined later as part of the bankruptcy process.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 4 May 2026
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“Authentications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authentications. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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