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as in to establish
to show the existence or truth of by evidence
the prosecutor used DNA evidence to prove the defendant's guilt
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as in to demonstrate
to gain full recognition or acceptance of
proved herself a great actress on the Broadway stage
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Recent Examples of prove
Firefly might have a good strategy to prove Beck wrong.
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ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
Top White House and congressional officials have set out a tight deadline to pass the legislation by July 4, but that timeline may prove difficult given the ongoing debates over how to structure the bill and how to offset the costs of the package.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
There are many fields where generative AI is proving to have truly transformative potential, and some of the most interesting use cases are around mental health and wellbeing.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Jarred Kelenic, picked up in trade from the Seattle Mariners in the 2023-2024 offseason, has proven to be a liability as well, starting the season with an anemic slash line of .146./.239/.244.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
Top White House and congressional officials have set out a tight deadline to pass the legislation by July 4, but that timeline may prove difficult given the ongoing debates over how to structure the bill and how to offset the costs of the package.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
There are many fields where generative AI is proving to have truly transformative potential, and some of the most interesting use cases are around mental health and wellbeing.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Jarred Kelenic, picked up in trade from the Seattle Mariners in the 2023-2024 offseason, has proven to be a liability as well, starting the season with an anemic slash line of .146./.239/.244.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prove
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Reuters was not immediately able to establish his identity.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Police have yet to establish a motive for the incident.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Deadly weather outbreak was a derecho, AccuWeather says The line of severe weather stretching from the south-central U.S. through upstate New York evolved into a derecho on April 29, according to AccuWeather.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The full moon in your sign on the 12th should illuminate any relationships that may need to evolve, change, or end in your life.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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United States Immigrant rights supporters demonstrate during a May Day rally outside the federal courthouse in Philadelphia on May 1, 2025.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 May 2025
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In 1832, French mathematician Évariste Galois demonstrated how the mathematical symmetry behind the methods used to resolve lower-order polynomials became impossible for degree five and higher polynomials.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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About an hour later, 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost emerged on the central balcony of the basilica in Vatican City as the new leader of the world’s largest Christian denomination — wearing the white papal cassock for the first time and choking back tears.—
Mariel Padilla,
Them.,
8 May 2025
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Every now and then, a bathroom selfie will emerge, or a sneak peek at whoever led the surprise performance.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2025
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Videos show activists, many of whom were wearing keffiyehs, yelling and swearing as police officers attempted to get the unruly crowd under control.—
Andrea Margolis , Kitty Le Claire,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2025
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The new pope is registered to vote in the Chicago suburbs, and voting records obtained by CBS News show he's voted in several general elections — along with both Democratic and Republican primaries.—
May 8,
CBS News,
9 May 2025
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The project, which includes a five-star hotel and a residential estate, was developed by a company linked to Prayudh’s PM Group.—
Phisanu Phromchanya,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Editor's Note: This recipe was developed by Nicole Hopper; the headnote was written by Kimberly Holland.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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Bricks have fallen out and cracked at Jefferson Middle School in the Caldwell School District.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Apr. 2025
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Between 50 and 100 people took off with roughly $300,000 total this week — after bags of cash fell out of an armored truck in the Chicago area.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Prove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prove. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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