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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According to Chelimo, the issue of violence towards women in the region is born out of archaic ideas surrounding gender roles, and female international athletes are often targeted due to their financial success.
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George Ramsay, Amanda Davies and Aleks Klosok, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
Founded in 2013 by entrepreneur Tristan Walker, Bevel was born out of necessity.
—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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George Ramsay, Amanda Davies and Aleks Klosok, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
Founded in 2013 by entrepreneur Tristan Walker, Bevel was born out of necessity.
—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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“Bear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20out. Accessed 23 Sep. 2024.
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