validates

present tense third-person singular of validate

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Recent Examples of validates This downturn validates earlier warnings about the stock's sky-high valuation, which was 94 times 2025 sales, far exceeding fair value estimates. Dan Irvine, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The milestone clears one of the program’s most important early hurdles and validates a design approach focused on reducing development time and production costs without compromising mission performance. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026 When a drug manufacturer validates a production process using a particular filtration platform or bioprocessing system, changing suppliers becomes expensive, time-consuming and potentially risky. Harvey Stober, CNBC, 14 July 2026 This season’s 16-6 record especially validates her coaching prowess. Annie Costabile, New York Times, 9 July 2026 As noted earlier, once a target complies, the malware validates it locally through the PAM API. Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026 Written by James Catchpole based on his own childhood experiences, this book validates disabled children’s right to simply exist, play and be kids without constantly having to explain or justify their bodies to others. Diane Debrovner, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 These lands have been open for leasing for many decades and this decision validates decisions made in the past. Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 30 June 2026 The ruling validates and protects the 27 other state laws that have been passed in recent years to ban biological males from women's sports. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for validates
Verb
  • The 49ers are re-signing wide receiver Deebo Samuel to a one-year, $7 million deal, a league source confirms.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
  • According to Stand Up Placer, when a forensic examiner confirms evidence of strangulation, the case is referred directly to the Placer County District Attorney’s Office, reducing the burden on survivors to initiate criminal charges themselves.
    Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • What The Board Is Betting On Now The bull case is real, which is why the bid arrived at a premium and why the board could plausibly hold out for more, even if doing so proves poor judgment.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The young New York rapper and his producer brother have already found success on TikTok, but their strange and poignant full-length debut proves there’s far more to their craft.
    Lei Takanashi, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Any new agreement will have to specify who verifies what, in what order, and what happens when a ship is hit.
    Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 30 July 2026
  • The channel that delivered the message can never be the channel that verifies it.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • American Fortress has filed a patent for post-quantum transaction signing, but a filing establishes priority, not proof; its technical paper has not been published, and the design has not been publicly audited.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • One agreement is with the justice ministry and establishes procedures for the handing over of individuals arrested by the force to Haitian authorities.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • But that might not be enough to mitigate what could be a public relations fallout, Isle argues.
    Martina Di Licosa, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Leadership expert Cory Scheer argues that organizational trust, often seen as an intangible virtue, is a measurable and cultivable foundation for sustainable performance.
    Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • There’s another comparison between Homer and the Bible that demonstrates parallels between Jesus and Odysseus while asserting Jesus’ superiority,MacDonald says.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Through her writing, Bowser demonstrates her commitment to illuminating the untold, challenging perspectives and igniting conversations that resonate beyond the headlines.
    Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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“Validates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/validates. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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