CORROBORATES Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

corroborates

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present tense third-person singular of corroborate

as in confirms

to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony

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as in reinforces

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 corroborates Whether anything corroborates the account independent of the parties. — Briana Mascaro, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 Evidence corroborates Cummings’ admission. — A.d. Carson, The Conversation, 6 May 2026 Phaedra corroborates Shamea’s claim, saying Drew did, in fact, approach her after the reunion with her doubts. — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026 Kosinski countered that all of the evidence from the scene corroborates the officers’ accounts. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026 Additionally, Mark says the investigation has found another source that potentially corroborates the story that Bradley had a child. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026 Despite acknowledging that the DNA supports the presence of an unknown person at the scene, which strongly corroborates Zeigler’s claim that he was jumped by two dark blurs the night of the murders, the judge speculated that meant Zeigler probably hired someone to help with his crime. — Gail Hollenbeck, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026 The jury previously saw restaurant surveillance footage that corroborates that testimony. — Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026 One of the witnesses who corroborates prosecutors' theory is Magalhães herself. — CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026

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By the time a metric confirms the decline, the company has already lost the months in which the gap could still close.

— Kerry Huang, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Howden will be able to serve in the role without legislative approval until the Texas Senate confirms him when the Legislature returns in January.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Definition of confirms

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This scale of disruption reinforces the need for leaders and teams to continually learn and adapt.

— Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Each episode gives Ossoff new material and reinforces the argument Kemp and Dooley made during the runoff that Republicans needed a political newcomer without a long record.

— Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of reinforces

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Someone should know who verifies the image, who speaks for the company, who explains what happened, who fixes the process that failed, and who keeps the organization from turning a teacup storm into a bathtub flood.

— Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
On Kalshi, an internal team verifies outcomes against source reporting — typically within 12 hours of confirmation — with payouts landing about three hours after that; winners take $1 per winning share.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026

Definition of verifies

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The Justice Department also argues that the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that states may ban transgender girls from female sports team bolsters its case.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 17 July 2026
In a broadly sweet, vivacious and gorgeously sung set Tuesday, that sentiment revealed the moral clarity that bolsters her songs about devotion and intimacy.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of bolsters

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However, Chad Nelsen, CEO of the Surfrider Foundation, argues that California’s beach access laws and tradition are well established and should have come as no surprise to someone capable of purchasing 53 acres of prime shoreline.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 16 July 2026
Trump has been pushing Republicans to pass the SAVE America Act, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) argues that the GOP doesn’t have the 60 votes needed to pass the legislation.

— Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026

Definition of argues

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Burnham is the country’s seventh prime minister in a decade, as one political leader after another proves no match for a stubbornly weak economy, which has weighed on incomes and living standards, wearing down the electorate.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
But their journey to catch up with the Rivermen proves increasingly difficult, after one of their horses gets caught in a trap.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 20 July 2026

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