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verb

past tense of validate

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Recent Examples of validated
Adjective
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 The boundary is a validated triangle that still needs room to grow. — Mustafa Abdelmonem, Forbes.com, 15 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 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
Verb
Every machine on the high-volume line was engineered and validated on EnerVenue’s R&D line, six kilometers away, before it was committed to production here. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026 Elko came to Reed's defense after the Aggies' loss to Kentucky last week, but his comments were not validated by his QB's latest showing. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 The eFlyer 2 handled well during the flight and validated the work the engineering team has put into designing and testing the aircraft over the past several years. — New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026 The Silicon Valley mindset — one of disdain for the regular person — has been validated for decades with unprecedented wealth, power, and control. — Rumman Chowdhury, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026 Joshua Holian, an antitrust lawyer representing Paramount, sided with Blizzard by arguing that the consent decree validated Paramount’s commitment to healthy competition in Hollywood. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026 Many wearables haven’t been validated for real-world use during exercise, sleep, daily activity or after blood pressure medication. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Most consumer models have never been validated during exercise, sleep, everyday activity or after a patient takes blood pressure medication. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026 That vision was validated by unanimous approval from competition authorities in nearly 70 jurisdictions worldwide, who agreed this deal is pro-competitive, pro-consumer and pro-worker. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for validated
Adjective
  • Harford County residents on alert 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
  • The Ebola outbreak centered in the eastern Ituri province is the fastest-growing in the disease’s history and remains out of control with 5,713 confirmed cases, including 2,744 deaths, according to Congolese health authorities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This feature, introduced in 2024, directs travelers to verified official institutions, reducing the incidence of fraud and minimizing confusion at immigration on arrival.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • To be sure, the reports have not been independently verified by CNBC.
    — Sean Conlon,Jenni Reid,Justina Lee,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Since coming to power in 2012, the ruling populist party has gradually established control over mainstream media while often describing embattled critical outlets as enemies of the state.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The Special Criminal Court was established to try war crimes and other human rights abuses committed during the coups and violence that the country has experienced since 2003.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Payday loans Usually capped at $500, payday loans are a form of short-term financing that typically only require a valid ID, proof of income and an active checking account.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • All forms of grief are valid, and the beautiful thing about this story is that in the end there was finally a reunification between the two sides.
    — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That proved to be wrong, as murders and shootings in the city hit record lows in Mamdani’s first seven months.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
  • False certainty is common enough in political life, and history is crowded with confident warnings that proved wrong.
    — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • While some patients may regain partial vision over time, there is no proven treatment that can reverse the optic nerve damage.
    — Melissa Rudy , Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Stability And Maturity A proven franchise system is more trustworthy.
    — Angelo Chavez, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That work, first demonstrated at 12 logical qubits, extends directly into today’s result, as per the release.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Readiness is demonstrated when the team can use its actual tools, telemetry, playbooks and escalation paths to detect, investigate, contain and recover from an attack.
    — David Etue, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • As for actual results, there was talk of an AI hotline to notify each other of risks that rise to the national security level, and an agreement to extend a trade truce for two months.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2026
  • That position could help shield parts of the intake and engine from observers below, but the images cannot establish the jet’s actual radar or infrared detectability.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

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“Validated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/validated. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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