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as in to verify
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
a witness independently validated the policeman's version of events
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as in to prove
to show the existence or truth of by evidence
the booming economy in and of itself validated the soundness of the government's economic policies
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Recent Examples of validate
These are validated by Saudi Arabia’s Technical and Vocational Training Corporation and form the core curriculum, developed specifically to address gaps in the region’s fashion workforce while meeting international education benchmarks.
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
The genetic sequencers, polymerase chain reaction machines, and mass spectrometers that can detect a broad range of pathogens — 40 bacteria and 15 viruses — must be validated before they can be used with samples collected from patients.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
After Musk significantly reduced Twitter's engineering staff following his acquisition, experts and former employees warned that the platform had become more vulnerable to breakdowns, a concern that appeared validated by recurring technical failures throughout 2023 and 2024.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Once it has been validated, scale with discipline and with training embedded at each stage.
—Russell Sarder, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
The genetic sequencers, polymerase chain reaction machines, and mass spectrometers that can detect a broad range of pathogens — 40 bacteria and 15 viruses — must be validated before they can be used with samples collected from patients.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
After Musk significantly reduced Twitter's engineering staff following his acquisition, experts and former employees warned that the platform had become more vulnerable to breakdowns, a concern that appeared validated by recurring technical failures throughout 2023 and 2024.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Once it has been validated, scale with discipline and with training embedded at each stage.
—Russell Sarder, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Who verified the authenticity of such serious accusations?—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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For example, Google has fully embraced zero trust principles across its enterprise, eliminating traditional network perimeters and ensuring that all users—whether on-premises or remote—verify their identity and device integrity before accessing resources.—
Francis Dinha,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Mira proved a success almost immediately, with the first vehicle launching in 2023 and operating for a year in space, demonstrating ample mobility before finally depleting its propellant tanks.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2025
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That endeavor not only proved wildly successful for Swift, but played a major part in her 2020s ascension to a level of solo superstardom not seen before this century.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
4 June 2025
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By 1946, romance rumors started to swirl about the pair, and on July 9, 1947, they were confirmed when the two announced their engagement, and were married on Nov. 20 that same year.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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Trump announced his choice of Jared Isaacman in December, before the president's inauguration, and the nominee seemed poised to be confirmed by Congress as soon as next week.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
31 May 2025
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In spite of his ability to carry the ball forward — a point of difference from his fellow midfielders — Willock has never quite established himself as integral, at least in part because of his struggles with injury.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Cuomo has established a polling lead over other candidates and is viewed as the leader with less than a month until the primary, as progressives seek to rally behind other candidates to prevent him from becoming the party's nominee because of his more moderate policy positions.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Not least the fact that clubs other than City will be monitoring Gibbs-White’s position, with the 26-year-old England international having demonstrated his value emphatically again during a season in which Forest pushed for a top-five finish for many months.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Other journalists had excoriated McCarthy earlier, in print and on the radio, but Murrow met the medium and the moment in 1954, demonstrating the senator’s smear tactics and stirring a severe public backlash.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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“Validate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/validate. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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