1
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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2
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
Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
That starts with biobanking—the systematic, validated and coordinated collection, processing and storage of biological samples like organs, blood, urine, tumor tissue and cerebrospinal fluid—paired with deep and accurate clinical annotation.
—Niven R. Narain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Imagine how validated Rainbeau must feel, like Chicken Little when the town wakes up to the fact that aliens are actually coming.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
The goal was to get child survivors to come together, recount their experiences and feel validated.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Equating your value to your bank account, or blowing cash to feel validated.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 5 Oct. 2025
Looking ahead, Ralph Lauren is in favor of setting rolling five-year GHG reduction milestones, with a near-term focus on its current SBTi validated 2030 goal to reduce emissions by 30 percent from the 2020 baseline.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Cunningham on Thursday noted that NBA players have reached out to them about the officiating issue, which has validated the frustration of WNBA players.
—Zach Powell, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
These findings need to be validated in further studies and with a bigger sample size, especially in women with LCIS, says Chen.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The authors validated the approach on the iRonCub platform using Mujoco simulations and reported strong disturbance rejection and stable trajectory tracking.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
That’s because nobody has ever validated for them that their childhood trauma can play out in their role as a dad, too.
—CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Over the course of the program, such concerns have been validated.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
The coalition called for a rigorous, large-scale trial with validated biomarkers and pre-registered endpoints.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
That starts with biobanking—the systematic, validated and coordinated collection, processing and storage of biological samples like organs, blood, urine, tumor tissue and cerebrospinal fluid—paired with deep and accurate clinical annotation.
—Niven R. Narain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Imagine how validated Rainbeau must feel, like Chicken Little when the town wakes up to the fact that aliens are actually coming.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
The goal was to get child survivors to come together, recount their experiences and feel validated.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
People in the comments section validated her feelings and encouraged her to stand firm.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Equating your value to your bank account, or blowing cash to feel validated.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 5 Oct. 2025
Looking ahead, Ralph Lauren is in favor of setting rolling five-year GHG reduction milestones, with a near-term focus on its current SBTi validated 2030 goal to reduce emissions by 30 percent from the 2020 baseline.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Cunningham on Thursday noted that NBA players have reached out to them about the officiating issue, which has validated the frustration of WNBA players.
—Zach Powell, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
These findings need to be validated in further studies and with a bigger sample size, especially in women with LCIS, says Chen.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The authors validated the approach on the iRonCub platform using Mujoco simulations and reported strong disturbance rejection and stable trajectory tracking.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
That’s because nobody has ever validated for them that their childhood trauma can play out in their role as a dad, too.
—CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Over the course of the program, such concerns have been validated.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for validated
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An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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There are more than 16,000 plastic chemicals, according to a study published last year in Nature (although the International Council of Chemical Associations, an industry body, has verified far fewer in products in its publicly available database of plastic additives) .—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Players in their 30s are established, but always a cliff threat; this is not a lifetime achievement ranking.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Nobel Prizes were established through the will of Alfred Nobel, who amassed a fortune from his invention of dynamite.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Milwaukee rewarded him with a two-year, $11 million contract in July, and, with Damian Lillard gone, Porter is now the point guard, which was confirmed by Doc Rivers a few weeks ago.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Two people were struck and killed by a cargo train in Little River on Monday night, Miami Police and Fire Rescue confirmed.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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And that proved to be the difference on Monday as Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence made some great throws.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Crossdressing Serial Killer Trope In Media As so often happens, myth proved to be more fleet-footed than truth.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The individual permit, which requires a $25 fee per shipment, is valid for a range of dates authorized once issued.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Messages > Send & Receive and tap your valid phone number to activate iMessage.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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According to The Associated Press, the Justice Department argued in a July memo that grants for HSIs were unconstitutional because they were reserved for schools that have at least 25% Hispanic enrollment.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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Beneath Nkrumah’s elaborate rhetoric, Mazrui argued, lay a simple drive to consolidate control through a one-party state that would inevitably empower only his most loyal—and least thoughtful—allies.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Nobel winners carried out experiments in the mid-1980s with an electronic circuit built of superconductors and demonstrated that quantum mechanics could also influence everyday objects under certain conditions.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Millions of Americans are willing to vote for a female presidential candidate — as demonstrated by the 2016 and 2024 elections.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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There’s no proven best time of day to consume coconut water.—
Kelly Burch,
Verywell Health,
6 Oct. 2025
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A lot of people are afraid to sign off on something that isn’t done by a proven person.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Validated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/validated. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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