1
as in certifying
to declare (something) to be true or genuine
a jeweler authenticated the diamond as real
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2
as in verifying
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
we require more than simply your word to authenticate this story
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Recent Examples of authenticating
Zero-trust approaches aim to manage this sprawl by authenticating every request in real-time, regardless of its origin.
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Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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The company has set a bold goal of certifying 10 million Americans by 2030, starting with launch partners like Walmart.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But, in his order certifying the class, Chun disagreed with Amazon’s claims and allowed the class to move forward with its claims that the company is violating the Sherman Antitrust Act.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Sep. 2025
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But claims of life on Mars are extraordinary, and verifying them requires extraordinary evidence.—
David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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Verifying agents is far harder than verifying human buyers.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The leadership of the paper, and others within Spotlight interviewed during the investigation, felt that McCarthy had behaved appropriately, and was in fact focused on guaranteeing the accuracy of sensitive, high-stakes projects.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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When Northern Democrats would not agree to militant pro-slavery demands such as passage of a federal slave code guaranteeing slavery’s westward expansion, Southern Democrats walked out.—
Time,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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This time, police taped off the house and questioned Sutton-Schulman for two hours until a detective got a call from the hospital confirming that L had attempted suicide in the woods behind the house.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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The latest update involves a few Drake bars and specifically who they were aimed at, as Thugger is heard confirming the lyrics were targeted at Gunna.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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According to Nessel, Smothers agreed to sign a false affidavit in May 2019, attesting to details of the beauty salon shooting that bolstered Anderson's self-defense story.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Jetelina says another potential scenario is that pharmacists might require that such individuals sign paperwork attesting to their risk factors to receive a COVID vaccine.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
27 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement The Administration has also targeted gender-affirming care through an executive order restricting transgender medical procedures.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Still in the House is a bill that could ban doctors from providing gender-affirming care for minor children.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Authenticating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authenticating. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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