validating

present participle of validate

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Recent Examples of validating Despite warnings of the potential for humans to lose their grip on the technology, some suspect the worst-case scenarios described by the AI companies themselves have more to do with validating the importance of their work than reality. — Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 Our study linked above found that deadlines and delivery pressure are the top barriers to validating AI output. — Nacho De Marco, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The Tmall store serves both as an official entry point and a platform for validating consumer demand. — Advertorial, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2026 In the face of messages that farming sustainably was irrelevant to their faith, or even anti-Christian, Berry stood out as a voice validating their efforts. — Sydney Giacalone, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026 Tyler Shough showed toughness and poise, validating what opponents said about him in Quarterback Tiers over the summer. — Mike Sando, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Today, real-time sensor data from actual test flights is validating those early computer models with accuracy. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026 For an independent artist balancing her business with a full-time job, Przenioslo said the response felt validating. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Early indications are validating our recent moves to lighten up on AI exposure on concern that even good news has not been enough to sustain rallies. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for validating
Verb
  • Workers also assembled the parts in a trial run, verifying that every component matches the blueprints.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Around the same time, OpenAI researcher Boris Alexeev managed to formalize the proof, verifying its correctness step-by-step using the programming language Lean.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Simmons has previously emphasized that his offense cannot become one-dimensional, and Saturday’s performance illustrated why establishing the run remains so important.
    — Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Lula signed legislation in 2023 establishing rules and explicitly authorizing ‌online casino games in addition to sports betting.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The immediate significance lies in confirming that hafnia possesses the underlying property naturally.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • One catalyst this week was the release of strong economic surveys Wednesday, especially in the manufacturing sector, which some investors cited as confirming that the bull case in equities remains intact.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The current focus is on proving that nanoscale NMR can achieve the sensitivity needed for meaningful chemical detection.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The second challenge is proving that the specific drugs caused the death.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This year, North America salty snacks sales grew 23%, nearly four times faster than the company overall, demonstrating the early impact in scaling a broader snacking portfolio.
    — Kirk Tanner, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • SpaceX conducted 170 launches in 2025 — compared to China’s 92 launches — demonstrating the scale of Washington’s commercial edge.
    — Mark Montgomery, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Validating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/validating. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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