evidences 1 of 2

noun

plural of evidence
as in proofs
something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim do you have any evidence that this bike is yours?

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evidences

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verb

present tense third-person singular of evidence
as in documents

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Recent Examples of evidences
Noun
What Frost’s claim evidences is that perennial American anxiety about speaking a tongue whose name isn’t shared with that of our nationality. — Literary Hub, 1 July 2026 This evidences deliberate indifference to foreseeable violence. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evidences
  1. proofs
  2. documents
  3. testimonies
  4. attests
  5. testaments
  6. bears out
  7. testimonials
  8. proves
Noun
  • Outside of spy movies, documents rarely self-destruct after they’re read — and fortunately for mathematicians, proofs are no exception.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 6 July 2026
  • The initial phase of isolated AI proofs-of-concept is over, replaced by a need for scalable, production-ready solutions.
    — Sam Rastogi, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of proofs
Verb
  • This book documents our world just before everything became content, and celebrates that moment.
    — Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 7 July 2026
  • The book documents African American presence inside the White House from 1782 to 1862.
    — Melia Patria, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of documents
Noun
  • But these testimonies reveal a larger machinery at work.
    — Janine di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026
  • Plot synopsis House of the Dragon attempts to condense and dramatize the conflicting accounts presented in Fire & Blood—stitched together from testimonies and court chronicles—into a single authoritative narrative.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 June 2026
Definition of testimonies
Verb
  • As the unfolding case of the Smithsonian attests, museum leaders occupy a pivotal position in American public life, balancing obligations to historical truth, institutional stakeholders, and the communities whose record they are entrusted to keep.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026
  • Club Kid is funny, and filled with deft jokes, but there’s a stylistic exuberance to it that attests to how Firstman wasn’t just thinking in terms of verbal punchlines.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Definition of attests
Noun
  • One of the greatest testaments to the French Laundry’s influence has been the sheer number of alumni who have opened acclaimed restaurants of their own, from Grant Achatz’s Alinea to Corey Lee’s Benu to Rene Redzepi’s Noma.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
  • Today, there are few living testaments to that headcount.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of testaments
Verb
  • The numbers behind the gut feeling The data bears out Blankfein’s instinct in striking detail.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 May 2026
  • Each session of Congress bears out different circumstances and has different characteristics given the electoral reality of that session.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Definition of bears out
Noun
  • Research coaches through referrals, LinkedIn, podcasts and testimonials.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Social media is full of testimonials, but veterinarians and researchers tell a more complicated story about what this fungus can and cannot do.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
Definition of testimonials
Verb
  • Raspberries and chocolate are an iconic duo and this dessert proves it.
    — Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
  • There the whole family encounters their corresponding foils from the well-off Oleson family, but Laura and Mary's encounter with young Nellie proves the most explosive.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
Definition of proves

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