1
as in verifying
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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as in establishing
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 validating
But human rights lawyers argue the state is advertently validating the core grievances of the vigilantes.
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Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
Especially in the early stage of humanoid robotics, many companies will begin by validating value in specific scenarios and smaller-scale deployments, such as night-time inspection, material handling, guidance, retail services, or data collection.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
The data acquired from KAERI will assist in validating the safety parameters and coolant mechanics of the Natrium design for US regulatory frameworks.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
The state dashboard and local improvement plans Brown touted are singled out for criticism in the report, essentially validating concerns that reformers had voiced but were ignored.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
The sounding rocket’s flight was a major success, reaching an altitude of 90km and validating a lot of what Skyroot had planned for its larger orbital vehicle, Vikram-1.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
By validating data authenticity, DNSSEC safeguards against attacks such as DNS spoofing and guarantees that users connect to the correct IP address.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2026
The Giants pre-Harbaugh would have counted on Banks to simply get better in the hopes of validating their pre-draft evaluations.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
Instead, an employee was seen manually validating tickets.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
Especially in the early stage of humanoid robotics, many companies will begin by validating value in specific scenarios and smaller-scale deployments, such as night-time inspection, material handling, guidance, retail services, or data collection.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
The data acquired from KAERI will assist in validating the safety parameters and coolant mechanics of the Natrium design for US regulatory frameworks.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
The state dashboard and local improvement plans Brown touted are singled out for criticism in the report, essentially validating concerns that reformers had voiced but were ignored.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
The sounding rocket’s flight was a major success, reaching an altitude of 90km and validating a lot of what Skyroot had planned for its larger orbital vehicle, Vikram-1.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
By validating data authenticity, DNSSEC safeguards against attacks such as DNS spoofing and guarantees that users connect to the correct IP address.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2026
The Giants pre-Harbaugh would have counted on Banks to simply get better in the hopes of validating their pre-draft evaluations.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
Instead, an employee was seen manually validating tickets.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for validating
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Industry pros said the debacle shows how lenders in the space, such as investment banks and asset managers, now face a fundamental challenge in assessing and verifying their true economic exposure to risks within such complex credit structures.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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There’s also no shortage of folks rather blindly passing along to others health info seen on social media without verifying the info’s accuracy.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The 31-year-old Russian had a respectable scoring output — 18 goals, 18 assists — while establishing himself as one of the NHL’s best penalty killers.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Topline SpaceX’s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission to take the company public added to a growing list of compensation rewards for CEO Elon Musk, whose record-breaking fortune could add even more billions after establishing a colony on Mars and a robot fleet, among others.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Our job isn’t to keep everyone happy by confirming their assumptions.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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His death was first reported by Rolling Stone, with the magazine confirming the news with Rodney Hall, president of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and the singer Candi Staton, who is Carter’s ex-wife.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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Instead, the talented Avs did the unthinkable, proving Game 2 was not a fluke by falling flat on their red faces again.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
25 May 2026
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Global overplanting and uneven quality gradually gave Merlot a middle-market reputation, even as the world’s top examples continued proving how serious the grape could be, especially in Bordeaux.—
Layne Randolph,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Compared to standard GPUs, NextSilicon’s Maverick-2 chip adapts its hardware resources to each application at runtime, demonstrating the performance and stability required to qualify for the elite program.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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With emotional story and popular cast demonstrating good on-screen chemistry of complex characters, the movie has good theatrical potential for the local market and prospective to cross borders and resonate not only in Eastern Europe.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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