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revalidating

verb

present participle of revalidate
as in validating

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  1. validating
  2. sanctioning
  3. legitimizing
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  • Despite warnings of the potential for humans to lose their grip on the technology, some suspect the worst-case scenarios described by the AI companies themselves have more to do with validating the importance of their work than reality.
    — Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Our study linked above found that deadlines and delivery pressure are the top barriers to validating AI output.
    — Nacho De Marco, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of validating
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  • Rodríguez rose through the governments of Hugo Chávez and Maduro and became one of the most influential officials in the political system that Washington spent years sanctioning and seeking to isolate.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The new position is likely to be welcomed by many Labor voters and lawmakers, who have urged the government to go further in sanctioning Israel and supporting the Palestinians.
    — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
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  • That means if Russia was to undergo a profound political transformation during the next five years, the Duma will play a major role in managing and legitimizing it.
    — Sam Meredith,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The company is abandoning the $799 price point, with the Pixel 11 expected to start at $899 for 256GB storage, legitimizing a wider industry shift to higher base storage and prices.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
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“Revalidating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revalidating. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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