as in proof
the act or process of showing that something is true, real, or accurate
She asked for verification of his identity.
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Recent Examples of verification
But the regime’s total control over borders and information made independent verification nearly impossible.
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Will Ripley, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
Recommendations included on-camera or in-person verifications by help-desk personnel, and to avoid relying on publicly available personal data.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
However, some online sellers do not strictly follow these rules and rely on only one method of customer location verification.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
No enrollment process, income verification or paperwork are required, Rooth said.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
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Will Ripley, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
Recommendations included on-camera or in-person verifications by help-desk personnel, and to avoid relying on publicly available personal data.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
However, some online sellers do not strictly follow these rules and rely on only one method of customer location verification.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
No enrollment process, income verification or paperwork are required, Rooth said.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for verification
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verification
Noun
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Those seeking renewal permits will also have to show proof of training from a verified instructor within 6 months of their renewal application.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
22 June 2025
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Trump’s advisers tout that economic data as proof that their critics are wrong.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Congress is also expected to go on recess in August, so the earliest a NASA nominee might get a confirmation hearing is this fall.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2025
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The whistleblower's claims about Principal Assistant Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove come a day before Bove is set to face lawmakers Wednesday for his confirmation hearing to become a federal appeals court judge.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Trial documentation should explicitly state when and how AI is used.—
Taposh Roy,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The company’s documentation also states it later obscures this information and eventually deletes it.—
Colin Lecher,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
Noun
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However, a growing amount of evidence suggests that adding work and other eligibility requirements to social programs fails to do much to actually encourage work.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
26 June 2025
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Most weight loss advice during this period, however, is not evidence based, Bulik pointed out.—
Time,
Time,
26 June 2025
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“Verification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verification. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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