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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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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
Raju Malhotra, Forbes.com, 28 May 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
Her expression of surprise and heartfelt gratitude completely validated and elevated everything.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Rather than stopping at dashboards or diagnostics, these systems are designed to close the gap between knowing and doing by carrying decisions through to validated outcomes.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
With pivotal trial readouts on the horizon, the year ahead could determine whether these devices remain hopeful prototypes or become validated tools in the next era of obesity care.
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Dec. 2025
Alec Lewis, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The results feed back into the physical experiments at the tank, and the models are validated against the tank data before being used to study conditions and scales that the tank can’t physically reproduce.
—Deena Theresa, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
How are outputs validated before they're written to the record?
—David Lareau, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The concerns Pope Leo raised are increasingly being validated by developments in the past few weeks.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2026
In came Tortorella, who validated the controversial decision by leading Vegas to a 7-0-1 record to close the regular season and then series victories over Utah and Anaheim.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
Parents of otroverts should prioritize one-on-one time with their child, and make sure their feelings are validated, rather than pushing them to socialize in more conventional ways.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 23 May 2026
Researchers will build a clinical test, validated by the CDC, that can tell a patient how much plastic is in their body.
—Ryan Brennan
may 22, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
First, researchers will create a clinical test capable of telling someone how much plastic is in their body, which will be validated by the CDC.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
Adjective
Operators reason within validated constraints.
—Raju Malhotra, Forbes.com, 28 May 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
Her expression of surprise and heartfelt gratitude completely validated and elevated everything.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Rather than stopping at dashboards or diagnostics, these systems are designed to close the gap between knowing and doing by carrying decisions through to validated outcomes.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
With pivotal trial readouts on the horizon, the year ahead could determine whether these devices remain hopeful prototypes or become validated tools in the next era of obesity care.
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Dec. 2025
Verb
Claiborne’s calm validated all of the afternoon discussions in Kami’s office and all of the time her husband had put into trying to build a bond.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The results feed back into the physical experiments at the tank, and the models are validated against the tank data before being used to study conditions and scales that the tank can’t physically reproduce.
—Deena Theresa, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
How are outputs validated before they're written to the record?
—David Lareau, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The concerns Pope Leo raised are increasingly being validated by developments in the past few weeks.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2026
In came Tortorella, who validated the controversial decision by leading Vegas to a 7-0-1 record to close the regular season and then series victories over Utah and Anaheim.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
Parents of otroverts should prioritize one-on-one time with their child, and make sure their feelings are validated, rather than pushing them to socialize in more conventional ways.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 23 May 2026
Researchers will build a clinical test, validated by the CDC, that can tell a patient how much plastic is in their body.
—Ryan Brennan
may 22, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
First, researchers will create a clinical test capable of telling someone how much plastic is in their body, which will be validated by the CDC.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for validated
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Those ballots won’t be processed and counted, however, until the county elections office has verified the voter’s registration application.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
23 May 2026
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Images posted by Astra appeared to show smoke rising above the oil terminal, but they could not be verified.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 May 2026
Verb
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Rollins survived virtually all of his contemporaries from the 1950s and ’60s, the period in which the fundamental elements of the contemporary jazz that followed for the next half-century were established.—
Don Heckman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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Among the artifacts found buried in the frozen earth were pewter military buttons from the First Pennsylvania Battalion, established in 1775 — which helped archaeologists date the remains back to the Revolutionary War, according to the museum.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
25 May 2026
Adjective
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While there's no confirmed location, yet, experts have been able to rule out a few possibilities.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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The confirmed tornado moved across parts of Enid, a city of about 50,000 people in Garfield County near the state's northern border, according to the National Weather Service.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Building the program had proved difficult.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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But Iran, until now, has proved resistant to that approach.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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The judge stressed the narrow grounds on which an arbitration award can be vacated and concluded Tatis failed to offer a valid reason to overcome that standard of review.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
26 May 2026
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Singh, who is from India, was carrying a valid commercial driver’s license from California and had earlier been granted one by Washington state.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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The Premier League’s sudden obsession with dead-ball situations is best demonstrated by Brentford deciding to replace Frank with Keith Andrews, who previously was the club’s set-piece coach.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Past players have demonstrated that Minecraft is Turing complete, meaning that any computer program can be implemented within the game.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
25 May 2026
Adjective
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Incorporate a proven behavioral foundation into your overall strategy.—
Scott Paddock,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Lazarus said parents should prioritize the proven safety strategies that prevent drowning, such as close supervision, and think of swimsuit color as an extra precaution.—
Laura Berrios,
AJC.com,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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That space was brought to life inside the Plaza’s actual theater, where the walls were repapered in gold, adding to the gold lame Austrian curtain onstage.—
Rachel Wallace,
Architectural Digest,
29 May 2026
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More affordable housing near transit with actual income targeting for the families already living here.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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“Validated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/validated. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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