verified 1 of 2

past tense of verify

verified

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of verified
Verb
Anyone with a verified US residential address can open and use the account, but Paga’s rollout is aimed primarily at the African diaspora with the Nigerian community as the initial adopters, Chief Executive Tayo Oviosu said. Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025 Our editors dove into verified shopper reviews to assess the longevity of the hair diffuser attachments, too. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025 Lynch pointed out that the verified near-zero emissions steel supports the two firms’ mission to electrify and decarbonize the world. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025 Before responding to any request, the Treasury Department recommends contacting a verified government agency phone number or website to verify it is real. Lorie Konish, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025 Her family has released a verified GoFundMe, which has raised more $1 million. Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025 What is clear is that continuous, verified compliance is here to stay and other sectors of government contracting will almost certainly follow. Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 While campaigns to raise money for Brown’s defense have been shut down, a separate, verified fundraiser supporting Zarutska’s family remains active on GoFundMe. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025 The verified complaint is for a restraining order, preliminary injunction, and declaratory relief for the situation that Bowersock said is causing distress to her children and professional stress for her husband, who is an employee of the school. Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing. Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025 There are more than 16,000 plastic chemicals, according to a study published last year in Nature (although the International Council of Chemical Associations, an industry body, has verified far fewer in products in its publicly available database of plastic additives) . Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025 However, the documentary’s claims were not independently verified. Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025 Additionally, their clearance could be withheld until the proof can be verified. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025 News agency Storyful verified that tear gas was deployed during the protest. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025 Its figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants and cannot be independently verified by TIME. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Sep. 2025 Once verified, the system pushes an alert to school staff and police within three to five seconds. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025 Bottle contents will be verified by medical personnel at the entry gates. Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verified
Verb
  • Milwaukee rewarded him with a two-year, $11 million contract in July, and, with Damian Lillard gone, Porter is now the point guard, which was confirmed by Doc Rivers a few weeks ago.
    Stan Son, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Two people were struck and killed by a cargo train in Little River on Monday night, Miami Police and Fire Rescue confirmed.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • According to The Associated Press, the Justice Department argued in a July memo that grants for HSIs were unconstitutional because they were reserved for schools that have at least 25% Hispanic enrollment.
    Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Beneath Nkrumah’s elaborate rhetoric, Mazrui argued, lay a simple drive to consolidate control through a one-party state that would inevitably empower only his most loyal—and least thoughtful—allies.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The individual permit, which requires a $25 fee per shipment, is valid for a range of dates authorized once issued.
    Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Messages > Send & Receive and tap your valid phone number to activate iMessage.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The coalition called for a rigorous, large-scale trial with validated biomarkers and pre-registered endpoints.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • That starts with biobanking—the systematic, validated and coordinated collection, processing and storage of biological samples like organs, blood, urine, tumor tissue and cerebrospinal fluid—paired with deep and accurate clinical annotation.
    Niven R. Narain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s no proven best time of day to consume coconut water.
    Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 6 Oct. 2025
  • A lot of people are afraid to sign off on something that isn’t done by a proven person.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • While most people in established unions may grow closer, like moving in, making long-term promises, getting engaged or married or even in a business sense, like signing a contract, others that are not in alignment may go their separate ways.
    Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
  • For established and newer restaurants, that means not only a larger audience but also better supply chains.
    Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Since some people recover from listeriosis without medical attention and never get tested, the CDC estimates that the actual number of people ill is probably substantially higher than reported, and that the outbreak may not be restricted to the states shown below.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • For a 2022 trip to Egypt for the COP27 conference, the budget accounted for $90,000 in airfare costs, but actual credit card expenses were at least $200,000.
    Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • And though there’s no doubt the Panthers don’t bring the same television audience as the Toronto Maple Leafs or the New York Rangers or even the rebuilding Blackhawks, the buzz in South Florida is very real.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The concept envisions drones flying ahead of vehicles to provide drivers with real-time views of the terrain.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Verified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verified. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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