validating

present participle of validate

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Recent Examples of validating What struck me was that entering invoices, validating suppliers and matching purchase orders all follow business rules that already exist in Oracle E Business Suite, spreadsheets or approval matrices. Mia Urman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Katalyst said over a week later that the team was validating LINK’s performance, and the spacecraft was preparing for its upcoming rendezvous with Swift. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 Those phases typically involve refining the design, validating performance, and producing an initial batch before larger procurement decisions. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026 McCoy had no interest in validating Clark's latest grievance tour. Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for validating
Verb
  • During a visit to Ituri last month, Congo’s Health Minister Roger Kamba said the government is verifying a list of those working to control the outbreak, as names of some doing unrelated work have been added to the payroll.
    Prosper Heri Ngorora, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • This misalignment demands regulators focus on limiting AI access and independently verifying work, rather than just monitoring for malicious intent.
    Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Taken together, Ukraine is seeking to field autonomous systems that are cheap, effective, and easy to use, while establishing clear benchmarks to measure their performance.
    David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • When possible, avoid establishing a new lawn in the heat of summer.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Budgets shift and priorities compete, and alignment erodes quietly unless leaders keep confirming it as conditions change.
    Leslie Ellis, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Ever since ’Daya slyly popped out with a giant rock on her ring finger, the couple has been pretty private about confirming their next life stage.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Outdoor brands like Halfdays, FP Movement, Patagonia, and Athleta have quite frankly never looked better, with cheerful colorways, unique designs, and trail-ready pieces all proving that function doesn’t have to mean boring.
    Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
  • No, really—4,000-year-old perfumes were discovered in Greece back in 2007, proving as much.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Its technical documentation is being shared with other African countries, demonstrating how battery storage can stabilize fragile grids against future climate impacts.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Over 100 landowners have denied power company surveyors access to their property, again demonstrating Maryland’s tenacity against harmful development which, frankly, no one asked for.
    Adrianne Fantasia, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2026

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“Validating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/validating. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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