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
The process of counting mail-in ballots and validating voters' signatures is also arduous, as each envelope signature must match the signatures on file, which can lead to additional delays.
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Emily Chang, ABC News, 4 June 2026
According to Suape Energia, the focus will shift toward validating power generation performance, demonstrating economic viability, and determining whether ethanol can become a practical option for future electricity systems.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
Dell praised it as a product and for validating this low-cost market as an area worth targeting, but the team was also sure to point out the XPS 13’s advantages.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
Rather than spending years validating a business idea, owners can focus on growth.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Their measurements closely matched theoretical predictions and simulations, validating the core physics behind the approach.
—New Atlas, 30 May 2026
In everyday life, building secure attachment can look like making eye contact when your child is talking, validating their feelings instead of minimizing them, and being consistent with routines and expectations.
—Parents, 30 May 2026
In 19 conversations between humans and chatbots analyzed by researchers, interactions spun out of control when chatbots lacked critical feedback and intervention, failing to push back like an actual human would and validating delusions in the process.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 28 May 2026
But human rights lawyers argue the state is advertently validating the core grievances of the vigilantes.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
Emily Chang, ABC News, 4 June 2026
According to Suape Energia, the focus will shift toward validating power generation performance, demonstrating economic viability, and determining whether ethanol can become a practical option for future electricity systems.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
Dell praised it as a product and for validating this low-cost market as an area worth targeting, but the team was also sure to point out the XPS 13’s advantages.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
Rather than spending years validating a business idea, owners can focus on growth.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Their measurements closely matched theoretical predictions and simulations, validating the core physics behind the approach.
—New Atlas, 30 May 2026
In everyday life, building secure attachment can look like making eye contact when your child is talking, validating their feelings instead of minimizing them, and being consistent with routines and expectations.
—Parents, 30 May 2026
In 19 conversations between humans and chatbots analyzed by researchers, interactions spun out of control when chatbots lacked critical feedback and intervention, failing to push back like an actual human would and validating delusions in the process.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 28 May 2026
But human rights lawyers argue the state is advertently validating the core grievances of the vigilantes.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for validating
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If the next decade of frontier AI is trained on the public corpus of news, verifying news verifies the foundation.—
Alex Lazarow,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Two decades of breach dumps now sit between your parents and the systems still verifying them by date of birth, mailing address and the last four of a Social Security number.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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Archer and Joby are establishing significant footprints already with bets in the Middle East, where regulators and governments have readily embraced the new tech.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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But the incident will no doubt deal a blow to not only Blue Origin's ambitions of gaining ground on commercial spaceflight competitor SpaceX, but also to NASA's ambitions of establishing a foothold on the moon.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Bullish thesis iPhone upgrade cycle is reaccelerating Apple's iPhone 17 lineup helped drive a March-quarter iPhone revenue record, confirming that hardware demand remains far healthier than bears expected.—
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CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Santos' video confirming his presence sent odds soaring.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
2 June 2026
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But as the continent moves from basic telecom services to complex data, cloud computing, and mobile financial services, that siloed infrastructure model is proving costly.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
8 June 2026
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The Phillies are proving that a manager can make a difference.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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Northrop Grumman has announced that its Jackal precision strike missile has completed another successful flight test, demonstrating the rapidly evolving technological maturity of the weapon system.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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And public anger grew after video showed an activist being dragged by a private security guard while demonstrating at the site.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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“Validating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/validating. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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