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adjective

as in demonstrated

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verb

past tense of validate

as in verified

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 established

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 validated

Adjective

Report validated user workflows separately, with a name against the number. — Mudit Singh, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 The results combine validated field-level data, scientific models and satellite monitoring. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 The third is the durability of the DASH diet as a validated model. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026 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 It was quickly found to heavily cite an infamous neo-Nazi forum as a source of information, desperately tried to paint Tesla’s Cybertruck as a successful and desirable electric pickup truck, and validated Musk’s favorite conspiracy theories. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026 Experts say Hilo should complement, not replace, validated blood pressure cuffs and regular medical care. — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2026

Verb

Now, the company's latest earnings report validated that comeback by checking those same boxes once again. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026 However, only 24 percent of the companies validated the final disposal method used for their textile waste. — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 Neither paper was peer reviewed, and their scientific claims have not been independently validated. — Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2026 Once validated, expand the model to additional product families within the market. — Santanu Boral, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 During the test, the aircraft validated not only the takeoff system, but the ability to maneuver at various altitudes and make in-flight mission adjustments while the systems checked for airworthiness. — David Szondy october 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026 REEPure has been validated at Cyclic Materials’ first commercial-scale plant in Canada, and a South Carolina campus is now under construction. — Richard Eisenberg, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Has this story only validated your existing beliefs about social media? — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026 The mission verified the performance of its main systems and validated its flight characteristics. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for validated

Adjective

But there's no confirmed international launch either, so I wouldn't get carried away just yet.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of confirmed

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Federal officials contend the voters’ citizenship must be verified before their ballots are counted and requested that the ballots be set aside.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026
The company also says that data only leaves the glasses with your explicit consent, though its wider privacy and security claims haven’t yet been independently verified.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2026

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Many of the big-ticket lots being offered are by historical, blue-chip artists whose careers were firmly established in the 20th century, from Kandinsky and Monet to Warhol and Basquiat, as opposed to living contemporary artists.

— Daniel Cassady for ARTnews, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026
Once established, these authorizations enabled the attackers to continue moving assets independently of Binance’s normal withdrawal infrastructure.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026

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Unlike conventional speculative decoding, which checks generated tokens against a target model, VFlash can accept structurally valid visual predictions without requiring token-by-token agreement.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Californians have kept our end of that bargain, but insurance companies have broken their side of the promise by denying, delaying and underpaying valid claims and dropping coverage.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of valid

Verb

The Rams showed life at the end of the first half and the beginning of the second, and that ultimately proved enough for a 24-9 victory in front of 73,621.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
My joyride with the Pro R Boost proved this rig offers no better out-of-the-box performance experience for the money.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of proved

Verb

The cells demonstrated reversible fluorination and defluorination, the processes through which fluoride ions move into and out of electrode materials during charging and discharging.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
And members of both parties were taking stock of the deep reach Democrats demonstrated Tuesday, with Senate, House and state legislative seats flipped in red strongholds that have not been up for grabs in a presidential race in years.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of demonstrated

Adjective

While not entirely clear, the second stat here likely relates to how efficiently the cells are packaged inside the pack, rather than its actual volumetric energy density efficiency.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
However, the actual performance for input lag is a little mixed.

— M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

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