corroborates

verb

Definition of corroboratesnext
present tense third-person singular of corroborate
1
as in confirms
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony

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2
as in reinforces
to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea) my personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corroborates
  1. confirms
  2. reinforces
  3. verifies
  4. argues
  5. proves
Verb
  • Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter, activist and founding member of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, died Tuesday, his representative confirms.
    Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Other research confirms this, assigning sleep a pivotal role.
    Lieke ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of confirms
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  • Covering such varied stories reinforces the importance of empathy and understanding in storytelling.
    Austin American-Statesman, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This approach ensures that the podcast reinforces the company's core values and mission in a way that resonates with employees.
    Fatima Zaidi, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of reinforces
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  • Another disclosure verifies the borrower’s identity.
    Joshua Stein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • California generally verifies the identities of mail voters through their signatures.
    Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of verifies
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  • White argues that the crypto industry has become a re-creation of much of what its original ideology claimed to despise.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But Vanessa Cho, design partner at GV, Alphabet’s venture capital division, argues that’s the wrong way for founders to think about design.
    Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of argues
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  • From Eartha Kitt’s original holiday travel classic to Kardashian’s reinterpretation, the clip proves that even the most festive songs can become cultural phenomena, a memorial cultural moment when reimagined through chaotic, bizarre, and a perfectly imperfect human lens.
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • These isolated incidents further proves how self-advocacy is increasingly becoming embraced in hip-hop.
    Sughnen Yongo, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of proves
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