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verb

past tense of validate

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Recent Examples of validated
Adjective
What used to move through a narrow, validated funnel now flows through all at once. Matt Waxman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Health systems can take simple steps, like adding validated alcohol screening questions to their electronic health records or flagging high-risk patients, to identify more people in need of treatment. Isabella Cueto, STAT, 14 July 2026 This validated questionnaire asks about symptoms like heel pain and swollen joints or digits. Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 27 May 2026 What would’ve been a sell-out move nine times out of 10 only validated Winding Refn’s initial instincts threefold. Nick Newman, IndieWire, 6 May 2026 This phase will focus on turning validated designs into integrated subsystems that can operate under real reactor conditions. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026 By licensing the Stan Patrol 6009 hull – which shares its axe-bow design with around 300 vessels already afloat – the Liberty Class benefits from a pre-validated platform, potentially saving years of hull development and testing. New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
The consensus is that for critical business functions, success depends on rigorously validated, specialized AI tailored to specific workflows, rather than broad, general-purpose solutions. Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 After the Mac has been cleaned, change its login password because CrashStealer may have captured and validated that credential. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 The mission scenario validated the ability for a UAS to sense and characterize unknown threats, share data through DiSCO and leverage Hivemind to autonomously route follow-on UAS through a safe operating zone in real time, as per the release. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026 Loathe don’t have to do this—they’re not 5 Seconds of Summer courting an edgy image by citing Nine Inch Nails as an influence, or Travis Scott and A$AP Rocky name-checking Björk on their undying quests to be validated as experimental artists. Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026 Temilola Adeoye, a comedian, writer and content creator in New York City,attributes this behavior to shortcomings in intellect and literacy — or to a desire to have one’s intellect validated by others. Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 Zero will now embark on an extensive sea trial period, during which her systems will be tested and validated. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 July 2026 According to Chandana, about 80% of the technologies now flying on Vikram-1 — including its carbon-composite structures, solid propulsion system, avionics and thermal protection materials — were first validated during that mission. Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for validated
Adjective
  • Her two confirmed pieces totaled $162, less than one quarter of the price of several single accessories elsewhere on the guest list.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 7 July 2026
  • That brings the confirmed One UI 9 testing lineup to the Galaxy S23, S24, S24 FE, S25, S26, A35, A56, A57, A37, M34, Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6.
    Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • In addition, performance data was collected throughout the testing campaign and verified after completion.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
  • Once the interviews are wrapped, scores are delivered, references are verified, Bending Spoons finally chooses who to hire.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • They were repatriated through cooperation between Indonesia’s Culture Ministry and the FBI after provenance research established the objects had been smuggled out of Indonesia, Zon said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • Jarvis has established himself as one of the best two-way wingers in the league for that exact reason.
    Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Adjective
  • The deal is valid at participating Wendy's locations nationwide for dine-in, carry out and via the drive-thru for orders placed on the Wendy's app or website.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 18 July 2026
  • By exposing the model to multiple valid solutions, GIFT broadens its understanding of how CAD designs can be constructed.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • His goal proved especially important when Minnesota’s Devin Padelford was left unmarked on a set piece and scored on a header in the 75th minute.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • More than anything else, that team proved what a romantic optimist Keegan was, to dream of playing football like that in the second tier, and to be brave enough to deliver it, telling his players to go out and entertain the fans.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Adjective
  • Davidson also added a few role players to fill holes, but didn’t bring in a proven player to play with Connor Bedard.
    Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Despite a viral online claim, scientists and doctors have repeatedly said the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin is not a proven treatment.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • The company already demonstrated this with Starship V2, but not with Starship V3.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
  • Argentina have demonstrated a flair for the dramatic, eking out instant-classic victories over Cape Verde, Egypt and, most recently, England.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026
Adjective
  • Tate’s case previously included three counts of rape, four counts of actual bodily harm, two counts of human trafficking and one count of controlling prostitution for gain.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 19 July 2026
  • Now, here are two guys who know how to build, if not quite an actual Underground Railroad, one hell of a funicular.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 18 July 2026

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