validating

present participle of validate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of validating Advertisement But the 2026 movie They Fight has a happy ending, culminating in Quincey winning a boxing tournament in Salisbury, Maryland, validating Manigan as a coach. Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 17 July 2026 Automation meets nuclear The companies say the control platform is designed to offer scalable and reliable automation for Aalo-X, which serves as a test reactor for validating modular nuclear technologies before commercial deployment. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026 They're increasingly locked into conversations with AI chatbots that seem endlessly knowledgeable, supportive and ever-validating. Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 10 July 2026 Cost-of-care conversations call for validating financial constraint without apologizing for the bill. Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 At its best, the film rebuffs standard-issue 1950s heteronormativity, validating queerness at a moment when the Motion Picture Production Code forbade explicit reference to it. Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026 The 18-year-old McKenna is from Yukon’s capital of Whitehorse and has been a prolific scorer on both sides of the Canadian border, with his selection validating the projections of the left winger being his age group’s top prospect more than two years ago. Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026 With most of Yukon watching and a loud presence of their fans in the stands, the Maple Leafs chose the Penn State left winger, validating longstanding projections of McKenna being his age group’s top prospect. John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 The 18-year-old McKenna is from Yukon's capital of Whitehorse and has been a prolific scorer on both sides of the border, with his selection validating the projections of the left winger being his age group's top prospect more than two years ago. CBS News, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for validating
Verb
  • In short, verifying them is essential for proving that a quantum processor is functioning correctly.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
  • Won’t verifying everyone’s age force all users to hand over sensitive identity documents?
    Ravi Iyer, Time, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • Beyond establishing a correlation between aid and degree completion, our analyses suggest that even modest financial aid has a significant lifting effect.
    Jay A. Perman, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026
  • Cameron doesn't waste a second of that time, however, establishing characters (see above), introducing Newt, showing off the geography of the Hadley's Hope terraforming base, and building a creeping sense of dread.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Genetic tests can detect Klinefelter disease, for instance, confirming an explanation for low testosterone levels.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
  • Bhasin helped write the Endocrine Society’s current guidelines for testosterone, which recommend discussing testosterone with men who have documented symptoms and two blood test results confirming low hormone levels.
    Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Granny jeans have become a must-have item in 2026, proving that fashion truly is cyclical.
    René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 17 July 2026
  • Through her music, business ventures, and her work co-hosting That’s BS with Bobbi Althoff, Sukihana is proving that her influence extends far beyond the labels people have assigned to her.
    Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • But the same questions came up after the Super Bowl and Kalshi quickly bounced back and continued to grow — even before the World Cup began — demonstrating the benefit of having such a wide array of events to bet on.
    Nathaniel Popper, Fortune, 19 July 2026
  • These shocks would have pushed almost any country into a severe crisis, and that’s exactly what happened, demonstrating to the world how sanctions really could destroy an economy.
    Mark Weisbrot, Twin Cities, 19 July 2026

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