borne out

variants also born out
past participle of bear out

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Recent Examples of borne out This thesis was already borne out earlier this year, when a wave of AI enthusiasts bought Mac Minis in order to set up personal AI agents through the open-source project OpenClaw. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 The concept was born out of a moment of everyday practical success. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 Plus, so many beautiful things grow from mud—flowers, trees, everything is born out of the dirt. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026 Moreover, merely establishing credibility to act cannot necessarily overwhelm a resolute adversary, as has been borne out in Iran. — Christopher Nichols, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026 Coven, said Paulson, was even born out of that idea to shoot there. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026 Oktoberfest is the latest collaboration born out of the economic agreement. — Libby Smith, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 The show has also progressed from a solely in-person experience to one with main-stage panels that are streamed live for fans around the world via YouTube — a move born out of the COVID-19 pandemic-era virtual cons that has stuck. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 Tabor said the nicknames aren’t born out of anything but keeping the meetings interesting. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for borne out
Verb
  • Only two human deaths have ever been confirmed by biologists.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In June, federal officials confirmed the first Texas case of New World screwworm in decades.
    — Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But their ballot is provisional, and it is not supposed to be counted until the voter is verified by state officials.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Contemporary reporting, however, noted that no one had independently verified the shot.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

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“Borne out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borne%20out. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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