as in to verify
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
the newly discovered papers bore out the rumors about the president's personal life
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Recent Examples of bear out
The first single also touts a music video that bears out that narrative.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
The proof began to bear out in just half a decade.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 15 Jan. 2026
But in the realm of ideas born out of paranoia, Camp Century and Project Iceworm were the pinnacle.
—Paul Bierman, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
Those numbers bear out Mack’s assertion.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
The proof began to bear out in just half a decade.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 15 Jan. 2026
But in the realm of ideas born out of paranoia, Camp Century and Project Iceworm were the pinnacle.
—Paul Bierman, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
Those numbers bear out Mack’s assertion.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bear out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bear out
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But the numbers have been steadily climbing as a network of international nongovernmental organizations has worked to verify the scale of the crackdown.—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Engineers continue to verify system readiness before allowing underwater testing to begin.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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Goodarzi’s arraignment, which was scheduled for Tuesday morning, was continued to Thursday, the DA’s office confirmed.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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After preclinical trials, there’s a human trial that’s smaller than the ones required for drugs, followed by a feasibility trial to confirm the device works as intended.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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The opposition People Power Party, however, argues that the National Assembly must ratify the trade deal due to the exorbitant costs involved.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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The overriding factor, Tait argued, is the global debt burden.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The platform generates full, commercially usable compositions from text prompts, with tools for editing lyrics, timing, and instrumentation, and supports multi stem downloads for traditional studio workflows.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The diplomat also said that other major powers are unlikely to support the board in its current form.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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