PROVEN Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

proven

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Recent Examples of proven In new guidance, the American Academy of Pediatrics says unpasteurized dairy is unsafe and offers no proven health benefits. — Kathleen Felton, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026 This page has long supported home ownership as a proven way to build wealth and security. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026 Hernández is a proven October hitter, while Pages is finding his swing after coming back from a broken hand. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026 Keep what users clearly value, remove what solves no proven need and rebuild only where the feedback shows a stronger path. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The successful submission offers a proven path forward for the wider continent. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026 While some patients may regain partial vision over time, there is no proven treatment that can reverse the optic nerve damage. — Melissa Rudy , Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Misa is even less proven at the NHL level, especially down the middle. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2026 Farhki will certainly have big boots to fill replacing Navarro, who is a proven MLS goal scorer. — Spencer Baldwin, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2026

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Adjective

Harford County residents on alert The confirmed case inside an elementary school has some Harford County residents concerned about the presence of wildlife in the community.

— Ashley Paul, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
The Ebola outbreak centered in the eastern Ituri province is the fastest-growing in the disease’s history and remains out of control with 5,713 confirmed cases, including 2,744 deaths, according to Congolese health authorities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of confirmed

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Indeed, there can be valid reasons for high-net-worth individuals and families to do a Section 351 exchange, said Joshua Norman, principal in the Bardstown, Kentucky, office of Cerity Partners.

— Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
To win the presidency in the first round, a candidate must receive more than half of the valid votes cast, excluding blank and null ballots.

— Katie Angell Britannica Editors Oct. 2, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of valid

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Within 180 days of closing, the company must also create a five-member News Editorial Independence Board of established journalists.

— Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Sweden was fortunate to have lots of hydropower and an established base of nuclear reactors.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

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From Omi—which has endeared itself to our editors with its surprisingly effective peptide supplements—these gummies not only taste like pie filling but contain IFP-131 Hair Growth Peptides.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
The offense has been very impressive with big numbers on the scoreboard, and the run-pass mix has been effective in getting the ball to seven receivers.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of effective

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Long-term national data has shown that states that have previously expanded access to SNAP benefits had reduced numbers of CPS investigations and substantiated reports of abuse and neglect, as well as fewer foster care placements.

— Sandy Santana, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
Top school administrators are required to check with applicants’ previous employers to see if they had ever been reported to the state for credible or substantiated complaints of egregious misconduct.

— Holly McDede, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of substantiated

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Non-traditional cuts of steaks are the order of the day at Alvear Grill, while L'Orangerie y el Jardin d'Hiver serves a breakfast buffet that's a real treat, and afternoon tea with white-gloved waiters.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Those changes represented real progress, Davis said, but the industry largely failed to question the commercial system into which those materials were being introduced.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of real

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For patients and caregivers, the takeaway from cardiologists is to treat these devices as an interesting window into your patterns, not as a replacement for a validated cuff at your doctor’s office.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
Examiners need validated methods to acquire, authenticate and interpret data, as the Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence recommends for novel devices.

— Jihun Joun, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of validated

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The longer the song goes on, the more the relentless pulse of the drums starts to seem indifferent and mechanical, an actual machine with no awareness of human life, while the drones grow longer and feel more and more like deep sighs.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
The company disputes that 27 odor complaints since 2024 and 67 videos of work being done outside permitted hours referenced in a city staff report represent actual violations of the city’s noise, odor and operating hour rules.

— Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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