bear out
verb
bore out; borne out also born out; bearing out; bears out
: confirm, substantiate
a theory borne out by data
Examples of bear out in a Sentence
the newly discovered papers bore out the rumors about the president's personal life
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The quasi-alliance constructed in over a decade by the personal connections between President Vladimir Putin and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping is borne out by record-high trade volumes and mutual political support.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
If forecasts bear out as expected for Tuesday, Kansas City would set a record for the coldest high temperature on this date, the National Weather Service posted on X.
The current record is 11 degrees, set in 1936.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 18 Feb. 2025
Almost Friday Media, the digital content network and comedy production hub born out of the Instagram meme account Friday Beers, has signed with Range Media Partners.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
The instinct is to say that lots of teams pass out from the back and fewer are hitting long balls, which is borne out in the statistics.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
If forecasts bear out as expected for Tuesday, Kansas City would set a record for the coldest high temperature on this date, the National Weather Service posted on X.
The current record is 11 degrees, set in 1936.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 18 Feb. 2025
Almost Friday Media, the digital content network and comedy production hub born out of the Instagram meme account Friday Beers, has signed with Range Media Partners.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
The instinct is to say that lots of teams pass out from the back and fewer are hitting long balls, which is borne out in the statistics.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Bear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20out. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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