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
Letters may be up to 200 words and must be signed with your email address, city of residence and daytime phone number for verification.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
But some tech companies have raised practical and privacy concerns about age verification requirements.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Some countries require double-blind age assurance, which means the websites don’t get any user data from the age checks and the age verification companies don’t know which websites users are visiting.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
Independent verification of each side’s claims wasn't possible.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
But some tech companies have raised practical and privacy concerns about age verification requirements.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Some countries require double-blind age assurance, which means the websites don’t get any user data from the age checks and the age verification companies don’t know which websites users are visiting.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
Independent verification of each side’s claims wasn't possible.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verification
Noun
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Customers agree that the curved brush lengthens and volumizes their lashes, while the formula is smudge-, flake-, clump-, and sweat-proof.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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Two federal lawsuits have been filed in Florida challenging the requirement, arguing that requiring documentary proof of citizenship and marking that status on identification violates constitutional protections under the First and Fourteenth Amendments.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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This near-real-time pickup confirmation can inform customers when and where a package is in the supply chain, and is designed to be a step ahead of traditional shipment tracking, which sometimes lags behind a package’s current location.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Means’ languishing nomination after appearing for a confirmation hearing in February reflects the skepticism that lawmakers of both parties have expressed toward the direction in which Kennedy has taken his department.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Throughout the day, people can’t seem to stop reaching for means of documentation — their camcorder, digicam, phone, at one point even a palm-size notebook where a young artist from the neighborhood was sketching one of the sphinxes.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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This is documentation as honoring.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
14 Apr. 2026
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Earlier finds have revealed bones of mammoth, woolly rhinoceros, reindeer and wild horse, alongside stone tools and evidence of human occupation across multiple periods.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Florida prosecutors did not file charges, citing insufficient evidence.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Verification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verification. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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