validates

present tense third-person singular of validate

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Recent Examples of validates Security identifies viable attack paths and validates which defenses break them. Jonathan Baker, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Mamdani and other critics of Israel have argued the International Criminal Court’s open warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest on charges of genocide and war crimes in Gaza validates their calls for his arrest. Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 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 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
  • Araki and his cast clearly are having fun, and that feeling proves contagious.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 3 Aug. 2026
  • When the siblings finally arrive, the bitter, suffocating reality that awaits them proves far harsher than Lucila had imagined.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Aug. 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
  • San Jose argues there's no reasonable expectation of privacy on public roads, pointing to a California appeals court decision that allowed police to access traffic camera footage of a murder suspect without a warrant.
    Maddie White, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In a new paper, Zahavy argues that current large language models (LLMs) may be unable to make original discoveries on their own.
    Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 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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