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
Why voter rights groups are suing Morales A problem with the method of citizenship verification, the plaintiffs argue, is these temporary credentials are a form of potentially outdated information.
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025
Digital verification — of licenses, addresses, and payment methods — allows insurers to confirm eligibility in minutes, issuing electronic proof of coverage almost instantly.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
County election officials began sending verification notices this week as part of a 30-day review process.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Now, when a user tries sharing their screen with unknown contacts, WhatsApp will display a warning to remind them that their screen, which may contain banking details or verification codes, is viewable by the other person.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025
Digital verification — of licenses, addresses, and payment methods — allows insurers to confirm eligibility in minutes, issuing electronic proof of coverage almost instantly.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
County election officials began sending verification notices this week as part of a 30-day review process.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Now, when a user tries sharing their screen with unknown contacts, WhatsApp will display a warning to remind them that their screen, which may contain banking details or verification codes, is viewable by the other person.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verification
Noun
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There isn’t as much proof as Tamra led everyone to believe.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Specifically, the judge said that the proof-of-citizenship directive is unconstitutional, violating the separation of powers.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In fact, military buildups without diplomatic assurances are prone to be interpreted by China’s leadership as confirmations of hostile intent.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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Be sure to also provide them with your confirmation number, flight details, seat number, and any supporting documentation.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
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Comparable in size to the Arc de Triomphe, the Porte Monumentale also contained surface ornamentation based on Haeckel’s exacting lifelong documentation of organisms to be found in the world’s oceans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Be sure to also provide them with your confirmation number, flight details, seat number, and any supporting documentation.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
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In many cases, those determinations simply cannot be made until court cases begin, and evidence relating to the suspect's background and planning are publicly available.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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Furthermore, when colonizers attempted to burn all evidence of Nkrumah’s time as a revolutionary leader, Hesse snuck his reels out of Ghana, and into a London vault, where the footage has spent decades inside, waiting to be digitized.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Verification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verification. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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