as in proofs
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
Taiwan is considering the years-long process of restarting two reactors because of the current crisis, which will require meticulous inspections, safety checks and control system verifications.
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ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
The campaign came to that conclusion after obtaining copies of local election officials’ verifications of the more than 300,000 signatures the campaign turned in last December.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Texas identified 2,724 potential noncitizens who were registered to vote in the state after conducting citizenship verifications last October.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
The campaign came to that conclusion after obtaining copies of local election officials’ verifications of the more than 300,000 signatures the campaign turned in last December.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Texas identified 2,724 potential noncitizens who were registered to vote in the state after conducting citizenship verifications last October.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verifications
Noun
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But a number of brands have been releasing stronger tequilas that are bottled at much higher proofs, and the latest to join this growing category is Patrón.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Zcash blockchain can do this thanks to a technology known as zero-knowledge proofs that allows a user to verify a transaction is true without seeing identifying details.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Visma are again one of the teams to watch with the late confirmations of Pauline Ferrand-Prevot and Marriane Vos.—
Jessica Hopkins,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The time to judge character and competence is during Senate confirmations, and both Republicans and Democrats need to do their job when a replacement for Bondi is nominated.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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An avid field recordist, Kamaru has spoken of running his documentations of his surroundings—buses and bustling markets in Nairobi, sirens and birdsong in Berlin—through various types of digital processing, stretching and mulching and interweaving them with synths until the humdrum becomes musical.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
21 Feb. 2026
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Last October, the cemetery was vandalized with historical documentations and markers as well as plaques with poems being removed and torn down.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This evidences deliberate indifference to foreseeable violence.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Verifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verifications. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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