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verifying

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verb

present participle of verify

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Recent Examples of verifying
Verb
Customers who aren't Caniac Club members can join by visiting any location and requesting a Caniac Club card, then registering and verifying their email address. Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 25 July 2026 Audits conducted in every state uncovered numerous non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses that remained valid long after an immigrant’s work permits had expired or were issued without properly verifying their citizenship status. Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 This involves cultivating a mindset focused on seeking truth over confirmation bias, much like a journalist verifying facts firsthand. Rey Ramsey, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 The voter registration information is transmitted to the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Elections, which is ultimately responsible for verifying eligibility to vote. Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 21 July 2026 In short, verifying them is essential for proving that a quantum processor is functioning correctly. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026 Won’t verifying everyone’s age force all users to hand over sensitive identity documents? Ravi Iyer, Time, 18 July 2026 Ofcom, the regulator tasked with enforcement, is currently assessing how effective social media platforms are at verifying users’ ages. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 Scientific journals will only publish research conducted on specimens held in publicly accessible collections; if a fossil is privately held, studies can’t be reliably reproduced, an important standard for verifying scientific findings. Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verifying
Adjective
  • The incredible supporting cast is made up entirely of old-hand character actors, promising but underknown newcomers, and comedy- or comedy-adjacent figures with passionate niche followings and Gumby-esque limbs.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 17 June 2026
  • Some went after Cashman, some after Boone, some after Steinbrenner’s son Hal, and some after Aaron Judge’s non-supporting cast.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Landing on the list does require some safeguards, such as confirming where ingredients come from and testing them for contamination.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
  • OpenAI followed with a July 21 blog post confirming its models were the culprits.
    Emily Forlini, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Adjective
  • The agency said those providers can offer supportive services and bill Medicaid for eligible care.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • This Birkenstock option is very supportive, which was a pleasant surprise for a pair of slides.
    Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

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“Verifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verifying. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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