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 the mandates also help colleges shovel heaps of bureaucratic muck—validating data for accreditation, carrying out enrollment, flagging troubled students, aggregating metrics of all kinds.
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Still, Colbert didn’t shy from validating those who tied the cancellation to political pressure.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
The program, which was conceived and initially run by Tom Kazior, is a critical platform for validating the use of low-temperature diamond integration in GaN HEMT manufacturing.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
That can fill a critical gap in the data needed for validating storm surge models at granular levels.
—Navid Tahvildari, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
The amendment group said the Department of State is trying to unlawfully create new criteria for validating signatures.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Reddit users rushed to the comment section, validating the original poster’s feelings.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
The fluctuations were determined to be adiabatic and not isocurvature, further validating inflation.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
Ava Danberg, another student and lead singer of the performance, said the recognition from an artist like Smith was validating as a student musician.
—Sophia Arndt, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Still, Colbert didn’t shy from validating those who tied the cancellation to political pressure.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
The program, which was conceived and initially run by Tom Kazior, is a critical platform for validating the use of low-temperature diamond integration in GaN HEMT manufacturing.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
That can fill a critical gap in the data needed for validating storm surge models at granular levels.
—Navid Tahvildari, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
The amendment group said the Department of State is trying to unlawfully create new criteria for validating signatures.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Reddit users rushed to the comment section, validating the original poster’s feelings.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
The fluctuations were determined to be adiabatic and not isocurvature, further validating inflation.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
Ava Danberg, another student and lead singer of the performance, said the recognition from an artist like Smith was validating as a student musician.
—Sophia Arndt, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for validating
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And with a few canny pointers on how LLMs work and how to effectively structure prompts, AI can actually aid us in verifying posts on social media and offer missing context.—
Nadav Ziv,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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What could Congress do to ensure that Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are verifying citizenship?—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers went on a free agent spending spree after winning the 2024 World Series in an effort to create a dynasty, defending their title and establishing themselves in the record books.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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In various online forums, people are proposing ideas such as reviving bartering systems among neighbors or establishing community gardens in spaces like churches and recreational centers.—
Ronny Maye,
Essence,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Air Jordan 3 has been in the news quite a bit recently, with SoleFly confirming that a shipment of its upcoming collaboration was stolen and could delay the launch.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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House Speaker Dan Hawkins, a Wichita Republican, released a statement Tuesday evening confirming that lawmakers will not convene in Topeka on Friday for the redistricting special session that GOP leaders have been pushing for weeks.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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New governors-elect Sherrill and Virginia’s Abigail Spanberger did as well, proving that moderate candidates can succeed with a centrist message, but Mamdani likely will retain the spotlight given New York’s place as the center of the media universe.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Incredibly, that level of authenticity won over the oft-unmovable TikTok comment section, proving that, in just a few months, Bunna has built a fanbase intimately in-tune with both her artistry and her personhood.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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Tests in both artificial and real human saliva produced the same result, demonstrating that the single-application ELR coating could recreate enamel and withstand real-world impacts.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Nov. 2025
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The probe will then continue toward the main-belt comet 311P/PANSTARRS, demonstrating multi-target capability and testing autonomous navigation, anchoring, and sampling systems essential for future mining missions.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Validating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/validating. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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