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as in verified
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony
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as in reinforced
to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)
my personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people
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Recent Examples of corroborated
Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 May 2026
According to the October 2019 transcript, Atkinson said his office relied in part on information from a witness who had reviewed official records of the call and corroborated key elements of the whistleblower’s account.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2026
Her account was broadly corroborated to The Athletic by a third player who also worked with Font de Mora.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Homicide detectives reviewed the case in October and corroborated witness accounts to determine that there was probable cause to charge Brown in Hartley’s death, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025
Perhaps her account – factchecked and corroborated – would stop her from reliving the memories.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 30 May 2026
Furthermore, findings by two psychologists who evaluated her before her statement corroborated one another, as well as the evidence presented by the Public Ministry’s office.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 26 May 2026
And her testimony was corroborated with the digital evidence.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 24 May 2026
The eyewitness, who was driving behind Watson, corroborated most of her account.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2026
Eventually, the victim corroborated the attack to the deputy.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
This is also corroborated by the fact that applications at UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC San Diego increased manifold in the last decade even as tuition rates saw a big jump.
—Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
Each case cited has been corroborated by witnesses, including first responders who attended the scene.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
That figure was corroborated by another Israeli official and a foreign diplomat involved in monitoring the ceasefire, both of whom asked not to be identified by name discussing sensitive matters.
—Dan Williams, Bloomberg, 8 May 2026
Adjective
Hamlin more or less corroborated that story.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 May 2026
According to the October 2019 transcript, Atkinson said his office relied in part on information from a witness who had reviewed official records of the call and corroborated key elements of the whistleblower’s account.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2026
Her account was broadly corroborated to The Athletic by a third player who also worked with Font de Mora.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Homicide detectives reviewed the case in October and corroborated witness accounts to determine that there was probable cause to charge Brown in Hartley’s death, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025
Perhaps her account – factchecked and corroborated – would stop her from reliving the memories.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
The observations were corroborated by security video, the chief said.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 30 May 2026
Furthermore, findings by two psychologists who evaluated her before her statement corroborated one another, as well as the evidence presented by the Public Ministry’s office.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 26 May 2026
And her testimony was corroborated with the digital evidence.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 24 May 2026
The eyewitness, who was driving behind Watson, corroborated most of her account.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2026
Eventually, the victim corroborated the attack to the deputy.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
This is also corroborated by the fact that applications at UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC San Diego increased manifold in the last decade even as tuition rates saw a big jump.
—Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
Each case cited has been corroborated by witnesses, including first responders who attended the scene.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
That figure was corroborated by another Israeli official and a foreign diplomat involved in monitoring the ceasefire, both of whom asked not to be identified by name discussing sensitive matters.
—Dan Williams, Bloomberg, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corroborated
Adjective
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While there's no confirmed location, yet, experts have been able to rule out a few possibilities.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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The confirmed tornado moved across parts of Enid, a city of about 50,000 people in Garfield County near the state's northern border, according to the National Weather Service.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Of those, 30 were verified as violations, according to city spokesperson Lindsay Manson.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Also, the second-quarter revenue growth outlook of more than 30% reinforced Ikeda’s confidence in DDOG’s potential to generate further acceleration in its growth.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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Humility has to be understood, developed, measured, and reinforced as part of the system of leadership.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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One lays out regulations for the safety and care of children in foster care, and one gives courts guidelines for how to handle parental visits in cases of substantiated abuse.—
Shannon Tyler
May 6,
Idaho Statesman,
6 May 2026
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The one substantiated allegation regards office culture and is not related to any of the more serious accusations of fiscal mismanagement.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Some strategists argued that Beijing’s tightening also coincides with a broader push to channel investor enthusiasm toward China’s domestic technology champions and strategic industries -- for instance, a series of initial public offerings expected in coming months.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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Warikoo argued the bigger question for business leaders is not simply what AI can replace, but what kind of workforce society wants to build alongside it—especially as technology gets close to AGI.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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But other evidence, including video and text messages of the officer bragging about the shooting, bolstered Martinez’s account and a judge dismissed the federal charges against her.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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The adoption of GPUs is increasingly being bolstered by AMD’s advantages in inference economics, where the MI-series accelerators provide enhanced memory bandwidth and tokens per dollar – the essential metrics as AI workloads transition from training to inference leading up to 2026.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Operators reason within validated constraints.—
Raju Malhotra,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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This validated questionnaire asks about symptoms like heel pain and swollen joints or digits.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
27 May 2026
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Instead, Hargitay proved that Adidas Sambas are still a celeb favorite for a reason, opting for classic white sneakers with electric blue stripes for an effortlessly cool finishing touch.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
30 May 2026
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Scientists have studied this effect for years in tiny quantum systems, but controlling it in larger materials has proved much harder.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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“Corroborated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corroborated. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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