BEARING OUT Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

bearing out

verb

present participle of bear out

as in verifying

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 bearing out United could barely get a sniff of the ball and many stereotypes about the two managers’ contrasting styles of play ended up bearing out. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The results of Niccol’s sustained investments and commitment to his employees have been nothing short of astonishing, bearing out in financial results which have defied Wall Street consensus by miles. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bearing out

Verb

Workers also assembled the parts in a trial run, verifying that every component matches the blueprints.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Around the same time, OpenAI researcher Boris Alexeev managed to formalize the proof, verifying its correctness step-by-step using the programming language Lean.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of verifying

Verb

The immediate significance lies in confirming that hafnia possesses the underlying property naturally.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
One catalyst this week was the release of strong economic surveys Wednesday, especially in the manufacturing sector, which some investors cited as confirming that the bull case in equities remains intact.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of confirming

Verb

Joshua Holian, an antitrust lawyer representing Paramount, sided with Blizzard by arguing that the consent decree validated Paramount’s commitment to healthy competition in Hollywood.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026
His lawyers are asking the judge to dismiss five of the charges against him, arguing that prosecutors have substantially rewritten those counts after the five-year statute of limitations expired.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of arguing

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Ethiopia has also accused Eritrea of supporting rebel groups operating inside Ethiopian territory.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
The supporting actress placement also puts Hathaway in a category that, at least this early in the season, looks less crowded than the lead actress race.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026