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verb

past tense of verify

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Recent Examples of verified
Adjective
In real life, there is no verified record that Murray’s team diagnosed Kaczynski with schizophrenia, much less told him so at Harvard. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026 The larger lesson involves how criminals can borrow credibility from verified accounts and familiar companies to get people to lower their guard. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Suppliers that meet verified sustainability KPIs also qualify for lower interest rates, freeing up cash flow for high-cost decarbonization projects. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026 The arrest came just hours after prosecutors filed a verified application asking the court to issue a warrant and modify Morphew's bond. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 There is, however, no verified evidence of Agee on an NFL roster. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026 Safety systems can keep sensitive data locked by default and grant temporary, auditable access only when a verified incident occurs, which expires automatically afterward. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The wall of ice, water and debris that descended from the mountains on the frontier between Nepal and Tibet caused destruction at least 62 miles downriver into Nepal, an ABC News analysis of verified video and satellite images shows. — David Brennan, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 These tests will help engineers select verified materials for the reactor vessel before testing operational control systems. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
The publication had access to the documentary’s raw material and also verified the cases the intelligence officers described in the documentary. — Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026 If the trucker needs immediate liquidity for operational expenses, a factoring company can purchase that verified, outstanding invoice at a discount, advancing $9,500 today. — Nathan Mor, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026 New Jersey communities prepare for major flooding Videos verified by NBC News showed heavy tidal flooding Saturday at Shelter Marina in Beach Haven. — Matthew Mulligan, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026 This feature, introduced in 2024, directs travelers to verified official institutions, reducing the incidence of fraud and minimizing confusion at immigration on arrival. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026 To be sure, the reports have not been independently verified by CNBC. — Sean Conlon,jenni Reid,justina Lee,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026 But Fox News Digital has not independently verified that the more ambitious provision in the roadmap — manufacturing Russian aircraft components inside Iran — was implemented. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 This can be quickly verified using the example with n = 5 boundary points; in this case, there are B(5, 2) = 10 intersections. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026 The claim has not been independently verified, but would indicate an escalation in the conflict in recent weeks. — Guy Davies, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verified
Adjective
  • Harford County residents on alert The confirmed case inside an elementary school has some Harford County residents concerned about the presence of wildlife in the community.
    — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The Ebola outbreak centered in the eastern Ituri province is the fastest-growing in the disease’s history and remains out of control with 5,713 confirmed cases, including 2,744 deaths, according to Congolese health authorities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Payday loans Usually capped at $500, payday loans are a form of short-term financing that typically only require a valid ID, proof of income and an active checking account.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • All forms of grief are valid, and the beautiful thing about this story is that in the end there was finally a reunification between the two sides.
    — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • For patients and caregivers, the takeaway from cardiologists is to treat these devices as an interesting window into your patterns, not as a replacement for a validated cuff at your doctor’s office.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Examiners need validated methods to acquire, authenticate and interpret data, as the Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence recommends for novel devices.
    — Jihun Joun, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Hernández is a proven October hitter, while Pages is finding his swing after coming back from a broken hand.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Keep what users clearly value, remove what solves no proven need and rebuild only where the feedback shows a stronger path.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • In a way, the two very different brands –– one an established pillar of New York fashion famed for its ‘70s wrap dress, and the other a respected darling with prime promise — have a sort of big-little sister or kindred spirit association.
    — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In established markets, entrepreneurs build businesses inside an ecosystem.
    — Thomas Despin, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • As for actual results, there was talk of an AI hotline to notify each other of risks that rise to the national security level, and an agreement to extend a trade truce for two months.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2026
  • That position could help shield parts of the intake and engine from observers below, but the images cannot establish the jet’s actual radar or infrared detectability.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Long-term national data has shown that states that have previously expanded access to SNAP benefits had reduced numbers of CPS investigations and substantiated reports of abuse and neglect, as well as fewer foster care placements.
    — Sandy Santana, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Top school administrators are required to check with applicants’ previous employers to see if they had ever been reported to the state for credible or substantiated complaints of egregious misconduct.
    — Holly McDede, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • In July, Anthropic described three instances where its Claude models accessed the internet during an evaluation and gained unauthorized access to the real systems of three different organizations.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The Taurus Moon opposes Venus in Scorpio, highlighting the gap between what feels comfortable and what creates real closeness.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Verified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verified. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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