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verb

past tense of verify

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Recent Examples of verified
Adjective
At its core, KYA focuses on making sure there’s a verified bond between an AI agent and a real human user. Andrew Sever, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Then contact that company using a verified number. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026 Pre-approval is a verified commitment based on a review of your credit, income and assets. Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026 Mitchell is also joining the platform with a verified profile, part of OneOff’s larger push to connect celebrity style, product discovery and shopping in one place. Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 11 May 2026 The first 250 verified participants will receive a code for a free large one-topping pizza while supplies last. Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 8 May 2026 The e-cigarettes can then only be used when connected via Bluetooth to the phone of the verified user. CBS News, 6 May 2026 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
Verb
Of those, 30 were verified as violations, according to city spokesperson Lindsay Manson. Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026 An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 May 2026 Although there are over a billion accounts, LinkedIn estimates that monthly active users are around 300–400 million, and only about 10% of all member accounts are verified. William Arruda, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Since the French Open does not use electronic line calling, the umpire verified the ball mark in the clay — but Wang still went over to Korpatsch’s side to see for herself, according to The Athletic. Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026 Those ballots won’t be processed and counted, however, until the county elections office has verified the voter’s registration application. Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 23 May 2026 Images posted by Astra appeared to show smoke rising above the oil terminal, but they could not be verified. ABC News, 23 May 2026 That claim couldn’t be independently verified. Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026 Of those, 1,094 were verified as high- or critical-severity. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verified
Adjective
  • While there's no confirmed location, yet, experts have been able to rule out a few possibilities.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 6 May 2026
  • The confirmed tornado moved across parts of Enid, a city of about 50,000 people in Garfield County near the state's northern border, according to the National Weather Service.
    CBS News, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Folks need to have a valid match ticket for the charter service, which is only available on match days, and begins around five hours before kickoff and will operate three hours after the game.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
  • These were all valid objectives, but none of them clearly defined the decision the system was meant to improve.
    Hari Sonnenahalli, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Adjective
  • Operators reason within validated constraints.
    Raju Malhotra, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • This validated questionnaire asks about symptoms like heel pain and swollen joints or digits.
    Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 27 May 2026
Adjective
  • Because of my proven record, I am endorsed by almost 400,000 teachers, local superintendents and school leaders, and school employees statewide, represented by the California Federation of Teachers, Association of California School Administrators, and California School Employees Association.
    Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
  • Despite a viral online claim, scientists and doctors have repeatedly said the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin is not a proven treatment.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Adjective
  • Even a small change to a pre-established part of your schedule — like having breakfast outside instead of at the table — can break couples out of flying on autopilot.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • In some instances, mounds that were removed or holes that were filled were later re-established, volunteers say.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Adjective
  • That space was brought to life inside the Plaza’s actual theater, where the walls were repapered in gold, adding to the gold lame Austrian curtain onstage.
    Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
  • More affordable housing near transit with actual income targeting for the families already living here.
    Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Adjective
  • One lays out regulations for the safety and care of children in foster care, and one gives courts guidelines for how to handle parental visits in cases of substantiated abuse.
    Shannon Tyler May 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
  • The one substantiated allegation regards office culture and is not related to any of the more serious accusations of fiscal mismanagement.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • As the federal government seeks to impose populism from above, pluralism from above is another real possibility.
    Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • The bar, Salon Salon, is a real destination drinking spot, though.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

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“Verified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verified. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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