proof positive

noun

: something which definitely shows that something else is true or correct : definite proof

The photograph is proof positive that the accident happened the way he described.

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Intertwined with the franchise’s history via his connection to Negan, while simultaneously becoming a cackling, cowardly lunatic of his own mold entirely, the Croat is proof positive that there’s still more juice in the Walking Dead franchise. —Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024

President Biden’s Executive Order is proof positive of that. —Steven Aquino, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023

Everyone knows that buying items at the end of the season is the best way to score a deal, and Amazon’s comfy sandals deals are proof positive. —Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2023

Earl Webb holds the record for most doubles in a major league season with 67, proof positive that two-base hits don’t generate the buzz of four-base hits. —Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023

For listeners who dug deeper than that Merge Records release, Elephant 6 offered proof positive that a gaggle of musically inclined weirdos could do something similar in their own towns, too. —Marc Hogan, Pitchfork, 25 Aug. 2023

In this, Ramaswamy is the latest in a long line of presidential aspirants — often, but not exclusively, Republicans — who point to their corporate backgrounds as proof positive that they are uniquely suited for public service in the White House. —Rafi Schwartz, The Week, 21 Aug. 2023

The garrulous former Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman is in his element at summits abroad, and speaks of how his background in international policy is proof positive that decades of experience on the world stage has mattered for the presidency. —Seung Min Kim, Chris Megerian and Jari Tanner, Anchorage Daily News, 13 July 2023

Believe it: False lashes don’t have to look, well, fake, and here’s proof positive. —Melanie Rud, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023