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to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
the dispatcher was able to verify the caller's location
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Recent Examples of verified
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
Look for multiple verified sources that can help authenticate the image.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
What To Know Lipps, 50, was wrongly arrested at her Tennessee home on July 14, 2025, after a North Dakota warrant tied her to bank fraud in the Fargo area, more than 1,000 miles away, according to police statements and a verified GoFundMe fundraiser.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Primary Zoning Contact Corrie Sharp said Tuesday that the city received one verified request for quotation from AECOM Hunt and Powers and Sons Construction working together.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Some verified resale tickets were priced higher.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The verified account, @realanndowd (not to be confused with Bald Ann Dowd), made its first post on March 18 — finally ending the torturous 5,642-day dry spell of there being no Ann Dowd on the app.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Gaggl’s solution is to provide a platform for verified creators and streamers.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
Officials acknowledged no verified intelligence of a specific plot.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
The long operational life claimed for the device depends on the half-life of Nickel-63, but real-world performance will depend on efficiency, shielding, and integration constraints, which have not been independently verified.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Apr. 2026
If a student’s insurance cannot be verified, the provider must treat the child free of charge — a policy that, compounded by low Medicaid reimbursement rates, can quickly render participation financially untenable.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The restaurant reopened on April 1 after corrections to the critical violations were verified during a follow-up inspection.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
Since March 3, the Institute of the Study of War has recorded more than 800 strikes against Israel for which Hezbollah claimed responsibility, though they have not all been independently confirmed or verified.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Tasks involving the exchange of funds—currency trading, leveraged positions, financial API calls—require the agent to access user capital before outcomes can be verified, which is where underwriting becomes essential.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
The fish are weighed prior to egg collection, and that's how the 15-pound walleye was verified, the DNR said.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Trump has accused Biden of misusing an autopen during his presidency, despite the allegation never having been verified.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Since its debut, participants have raised over $15 million from VCs for apps subsequently used by millions of verified users.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
Look for multiple verified sources that can help authenticate the image.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
What To Know Lipps, 50, was wrongly arrested at her Tennessee home on July 14, 2025, after a North Dakota warrant tied her to bank fraud in the Fargo area, more than 1,000 miles away, according to police statements and a verified GoFundMe fundraiser.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Primary Zoning Contact Corrie Sharp said Tuesday that the city received one verified request for quotation from AECOM Hunt and Powers and Sons Construction working together.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Some verified resale tickets were priced higher.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The verified account, @realanndowd (not to be confused with Bald Ann Dowd), made its first post on March 18 — finally ending the torturous 5,642-day dry spell of there being no Ann Dowd on the app.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Gaggl’s solution is to provide a platform for verified creators and streamers.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
Officials acknowledged no verified intelligence of a specific plot.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
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Jung, a close ally of Lee, said the government is willing to expand legal redress and speed compensation for victims of government abuses whose cases have been verified by the truth commission.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
The long operational life claimed for the device depends on the half-life of Nickel-63, but real-world performance will depend on efficiency, shielding, and integration constraints, which have not been independently verified.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Apr. 2026
If a student’s insurance cannot be verified, the provider must treat the child free of charge — a policy that, compounded by low Medicaid reimbursement rates, can quickly render participation financially untenable.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The restaurant reopened on April 1 after corrections to the critical violations were verified during a follow-up inspection.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
Since March 3, the Institute of the Study of War has recorded more than 800 strikes against Israel for which Hezbollah claimed responsibility, though they have not all been independently confirmed or verified.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Tasks involving the exchange of funds—currency trading, leveraged positions, financial API calls—require the agent to access user capital before outcomes can be verified, which is where underwriting becomes essential.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
The fish are weighed prior to egg collection, and that's how the 15-pound walleye was verified, the DNR said.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Trump has accused Biden of misusing an autopen during his presidency, despite the allegation never having been verified.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verified
Adjective
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Among confirmed civilian casualties, 221 are children, the group said.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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The California Department of Public Health said the six confirmed cases in the Sacramento area represent the third outbreak of measles this year in California.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That code states that price changes cannot be made unilaterally without stating a valid reason in advance.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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Merritt was booked into a Broward County jail on charges of disorderly conduct and operating a vehicle without a valid license.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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By licensing the Stan Patrol 6009 hull – which shares its axe-bow design with around 300 vessels already afloat – the Liberty Class benefits from a pre-validated platform, potentially saving years of hull development and testing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Feb. 2026
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Balance teaches validated meditation skills, such as body scan, breath control, and visualization.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Even in the absence of any proven crime committed by Tisch, even in the naivest retelling or understanding of Tisch’s correspondences with Epstein, his unacceptable relationship with this man deserves censure.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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UConn arrives as a proven postseason force, with a modern championship pedigree under head coach Dan Hurley and a reputation for physical, defensive-minded basketball.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Timestamped, public, and—crucially—independent of established institutions.—
Nic Puckrin,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Even with established leadership, including team president Teresa Resch, GM Monica Wright Rogers, and head coach Sandy Brondello, his voice in the room adds a layer of championship pedigree that few expansion teams ever get.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The idea of actual aliens is so broad.—
Sarah Lewin Frasier,
Scientific American,
10 Apr. 2026
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The fallout for the actual group, however, rooted itself in reality, with Maddy physically attacking Cassie in front of the audience.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In a situation where a company finds substantiated evidence of either type of violation carried out by an indirect supplier, they are mandated to perform an ad hoc risk assessment of that body, too.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Feb. 2026
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The letter requests the department suspend state payments to facilities where probable fraud or false reporting is found, refer substantiated cases to prosecutors and notify state lawmakers of the results.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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While temperatures have largely been above average since the beginning of March, there haven't been many real warm days.—
Terry Eliasen,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The central premise of the show has a group who isolated themselves in upstate New York with no access to media trying to determine which of the news headlines cited by Gutfeld are real.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Verified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verified. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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