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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
So far, his term, just over two months in, has proven to be the most eventful of all.
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Emma Rosenblum, Curbed, 12 Mar. 2026
There proves a fundamental, existential dilemma.
—Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
The additional murder charge, filed Friday, requires proving Sahil acted with wanton disregard for others and knowingly engaged in high-risk behavior.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Pollack was one of the first in the national media to raise alarms about Georgia’s lack of pass rush last season, something that proved to be a season-long issue.
—Connor Riley, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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Emma Rosenblum, Curbed, 12 Mar. 2026
There proves a fundamental, existential dilemma.
—Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
The additional murder charge, filed Friday, requires proving Sahil acted with wanton disregard for others and knowingly engaged in high-risk behavior.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Pollack was one of the first in the national media to raise alarms about Georgia’s lack of pass rush last season, something that proved to be a season-long issue.
—Connor Riley, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prove
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Many key figures were associated with a movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which aims to establish Christian dominion over American society and government.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Neither team could establish an early advantage in the game featured three lead changes and three ties during the opening seven minutes.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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That was really formative and evolved my world.—
Claire Salinda,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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After evolving in the sea about 500 million years ago, crustaceans expanded into a huge range of undersea niches.—
Andrew Coletti,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
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But the fact that employees still showed up, including without pay during last year’s federal government shutdown, demonstrates their commitment to keeping the beloved parks flourishing.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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The events in Morón cap a week in which Cubans around the country and especially in Havana have been staging cacerolazos, as the banging of pots is known all across Latin America, demonstrating against the government and their living conditions.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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Starmer fired Mandelson after nine months in the job when new details of the relationship with Epstein emerged, and now faces a political storm over the appointment.—
JILL LAWLESS AND BRIAN MELLEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Oklahoma emerged from the break continuing its offensive spurt and outscored the Gamecocks 13-5 in the first five minutes of the second half and led 56-47.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The results showed that women eventually diagnosed with either of these two conditions — 849 with mild cognitive impairment and 752 with dementia — had larger amounts of p-tau217 in their initial blood sample way back in the mid-to-late 1990s.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Phillip Hayes, the attorney for Song, said there is evidence that shows the bullet that struck Lt.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
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Researchers developed a new approach, the constant inner potential density functional theory, which enables the inclusion of the electrode potential in the simulation of semiconductor electrochemistry.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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While other forwards struggled to develop synergy with new linemates, Cowan made chemistry with those around him look easy.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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Led by Tiger Dawson and Romell Holmes, who each had 19 points, Career (11-12) came out trapping and pressing and the score was tied at 27 toward the end of the first half until Fieldhouse and Nicole hit back to back 3-pointers to give Ellington a 33-27 halftime lead.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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That win didn’t come out of nowhere.—
Brendan Keegan,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Kings fell out of the final wild-card spot Saturday after San José’s 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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The trial, scheduled to begin April 28, will revisit the founding years of OpenAI a decade ago, its falling out with Musk and Microsoft’s subsequent $13 billion investment in the startup.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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