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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 verifications
Following those verifications, the NRA issued its test-use approval early Wednesday afternoon, clearing the way for TEPCO to begin withdrawing control rods and initiating the nuclear reaction later in the day, Reuters reported.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
Since then, official figures, opposition tallies and independent verifications have diverged sharply.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
The nonprofits check providers’ enrollment with their licensed capacity, review thousands of monthly attendance sheets, validate signatures and verifications of employment and eligibility and compare providers’ rate sheets to invoices, among other things, McDougal said.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
There are no penalties in place for users or their families, but everyone in Australia who wants to use social media could have to submit to a fairly onerous series of age verifications—for instance, uploading a video selfie that will be analyzed by artificial intelligence.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2025
Leng said the Fujian features many pieces of equipment and technologies being used practically for the first time, and the warship will continue tests and verifications while simultaneously conducting training exercises to strengthen its combat capabilities.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The plan states that during the shutdown, several services will be halted, including benefit verifications, earning record corrections, payee accountings, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, replacement Medicare cards and overpayments processing.
—Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Some field offices reduced operations, halting the issuance of new Social Security cards, replacement Medicare cards, and benefit verifications.
—Nik Popli, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Sensitive personal information demands heightened protection, and according to the OPC, even short-term or transient uses, like facial scans used for brief verifications, can trigger privacy obligations.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
Since then, official figures, opposition tallies and independent verifications have diverged sharply.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
The nonprofits check providers’ enrollment with their licensed capacity, review thousands of monthly attendance sheets, validate signatures and verifications of employment and eligibility and compare providers’ rate sheets to invoices, among other things, McDougal said.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
There are no penalties in place for users or their families, but everyone in Australia who wants to use social media could have to submit to a fairly onerous series of age verifications—for instance, uploading a video selfie that will be analyzed by artificial intelligence.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2025
Leng said the Fujian features many pieces of equipment and technologies being used practically for the first time, and the warship will continue tests and verifications while simultaneously conducting training exercises to strengthen its combat capabilities.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The plan states that during the shutdown, several services will be halted, including benefit verifications, earning record corrections, payee accountings, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, replacement Medicare cards and overpayments processing.
—Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Some field offices reduced operations, halting the issuance of new Social Security cards, replacement Medicare cards, and benefit verifications.
—Nik Popli, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Sensitive personal information demands heightened protection, and according to the OPC, even short-term or transient uses, like facial scans used for brief verifications, can trigger privacy obligations.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verifications
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Speaking to Venezolana de Televisión (VTV), Saab reiterated demands for proofs of life of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.—
Keir Simmons,
NBC news,
3 Jan. 2026
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Such irrationality proofs have been rare — and at times, according to longtime Quanta contributor Erica Klarreich, dramatic.—
Jordana Cepelewicz,
Quanta Magazine,
18 Dec. 2025
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Ministers from Guinea, Kenya, and Zambia are also on the guest list, according to people familiar with the plans, with more confirmations expected in the coming days.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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If enacted, the new law would require all companies to receive explicit opt-in confirmations from customers before charging them full price after the end of a free or discount-rate trial.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Verifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verifications. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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