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bear out
verb
bore out; borne out also born out; bearing out; bears out
: confirm, substantiate
a theory borne out by data
Synonyms
Examples of bear out in a Sentence
the newly discovered papers bore out the rumors about the president's personal life
Recent Examples on the Web
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—George Ramsay, Amanda Davies and Aleks Klosok, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
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—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 10 Sep. 2024
The idea for the trip was born out of one of my favorite France memories, from back when my wife and I lived in Paris for two years in the early aughts.
—Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2024
Callen Archive is a great reminder that the best vintage fashion collections are borne out of going back to your formative years, when fashion started to lodge in your brain—in McNeil’s case, at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Clair—and chasing personal obsessions.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of bear out was
in the 15th century
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“Bear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20out. Accessed 27 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
bear out
verb
: confirm sense 4
the facts bore out her story
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