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past tense of prove

proved

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adjective

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Recent Examples of proved
Adjective
The second attempt for a preliminary injunction proved successful. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Dec. 2024 And many strikes proved far deadlier. Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024 Ever since SpaceX proved lower-cost satellite launches were possible with reusable rocket technology, the market for small satellite launches has grown at record speed. Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2024 His efforts ultimately proved successful when President Biden signed the legislation into law. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2024 Rudolph proved popular, writes Smithsonian. John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024 Several key stat lines proved to be consistently lopsided in favor of the victors. Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024 Thompson and his team recovered significant amounts of gold and artifacts to great fanfare, but the euphoria proved short-lived. Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024 The transition to South Indian filmmaking style proved challenging for the actor. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proved
Verb
  • Seattle’s pursuit of veteran guard Will Fries in free agency demonstrated a willingness to be aggressive to address the interior of the line, and this would fit that approach.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Other organizations have demonstrated what respect for democratic values and opposition to this power grab can look like.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Most of all, though, the 26-year-old has emerged as the Hornets’ most notable leader, taking on the role with an unwavering commitment.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 15 Mar. 2025
  • What To Know According to a new straw poll released by The Lost Coast on Tuesday, conducted among 2,640 respondents in California, Braveheart actor Mel Gibson has emerged as the top Republican candidate for California governor, with 12% of the vote.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Bayern Munich set up theirs in 1970, Barcelona established one in 1988 and Liverpool did so the following year — although Juventus, Milan, Manchester United and Dortmund only came on board from the late 2010s onwards.
    Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Send Out Invitations Plans should be clearly established well ahead of time.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Give familiar movements a makeover The brain has evolved to seek out novelty.
    Katy Bowman, NPR, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Like the dodo, the Rodrigues solitaire had evolved in an environment with few natural predators, which led it to lose the ability to fly.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Injury Concern Before Australian Open Osaka’s withdrawal came as a shock after the 27-year-old showed no signs of pain or problem in the 35-minute opening set.
    Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The team focused on the northern end of town, known as Upper Brooklyn, where records showed the founding families once lived.
    Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • In developed countries, there are fewer third spaces where young men and women can interact.
    Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • From the episode: Mitzi Rapkin: There are very developed dual time periods, maybe even triple periods in your story collection.
    A Dialogue, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Unsurprisingly, there is a parallel between our contemporary ambivalence toward advanced, labor-saving technology and Rowling’s attitude toward magic in Harry Potter.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
  • Fox News Digital also spoke with Ken Grey, an advanced practitioner (AP) and doctor of Oriental medicine (DOM).
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • Each year in the United States, 7.4 million people are misdiagnosed in emergency rooms, causing death or permanent disability in 1 in 350 patients, according to a 2023 study from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
    Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
  • On June 23, the Thai military ordered all permanent and temporary land border checkpoints between Thailand and Cambodia to close.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 June 2025

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