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the method of citizenship verification, the plaintiffs argue, is these temporary credentials are a form of potentially outdated information.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
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Chromophoric proof concept The team harnessed enzymes to generate acetyllysine inside cells, then incorporated it into proteins at specific sites.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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All one needs to do is look at the GMC Syclone for ample proof.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some of the withdrawals, such as that of Ingrassia, follow controversy or backlash from GOP senators who are crucial to their confirmation.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Paul Ingrassia, who was nominated to lead the Office of Special Counsel, had been scheduled to have his confirmation hearing this week.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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When word got out about the parking lot proposal, the students organized to gather documentation and plan testimony to help make their case.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
20 Oct. 2025
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What To Know Suki’s Ambient Clinical Intelligence (ACI) helps physicians automate documentation and manage the revenue cycle and clinical reasoning.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 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 28 Oct. 2025.
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