bear out
verb
bore out; borne out also born out; bearing out; bears out
: confirm, substantiate
a theory borne out by data
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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 Jerome Project was born out of a search in prison records for information about his father.
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Robert Daniels, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Trench is born out of the tumult of those years, and throughout the record’s double-disc journey, Nuna comes out on the other side with a greater understanding of how to streamline her idiosyncrasies into a concise project.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
Founded in 2021, Black Girl Vitamins was born out of co-founder Maxine’s personal experience with healthcare disparities.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 Oct. 2024
Like many great ventures, Alt Carbon was born out of a crisis.
—Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Robert Daniels, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Trench is born out of the tumult of those years, and throughout the record’s double-disc journey, Nuna comes out on the other side with a greater understanding of how to streamline her idiosyncrasies into a concise project.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
Founded in 2021, Black Girl Vitamins was born out of co-founder Maxine’s personal experience with healthcare disparities.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 Oct. 2024
Like many great ventures, Alt Carbon was born out of a crisis.
—Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Bear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20out. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.
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