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as in to establish
to show the existence or truth of by evidence
the prosecutor used DNA evidence to prove the defendant's guilt
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as in to demonstrate
to gain full recognition or acceptance of
proved herself a great actress on the Broadway stage
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Recent Examples of prove
Though the Padres might be leaning toward starting Ornelas and González in El Paso, Joe and Lockridge are recently proven contributors who have played well enough to earn big-league roles.
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Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
Today's brainteaser is difficult, with all of the words starting with the same letter, so there's no need to stress if this one's proving too tough to tackle.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Bruce Willis and his wife Emma Heming proved that their love only grew stronger over the years.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
But otherwise, the new Lady and the Tramp proves that this old dog can’t exactly learn new tricks.
—Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
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Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
Today's brainteaser is difficult, with all of the words starting with the same letter, so there's no need to stress if this one's proving too tough to tackle.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Bruce Willis and his wife Emma Heming proved that their love only grew stronger over the years.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
But otherwise, the new Lady and the Tramp proves that this old dog can’t exactly learn new tricks.
—Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prove
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Season 1 didn’t have a ton of mixing, but there was such a great conflict established between Armond and Shane.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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His pins along the boards not only gave his linemates time to change, but time for the next line to get on the ice and establish positioning to maintain presence in the offensive zone.—
Omar White,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Organizations that encourage curiosity and provide space for experimentation create fertile ground for new ideas to emerge and evolve.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Piastri, who made a mistake that cost him the win at the Australian GP last week, capitalized on clean air in Shanghai to steadily build his advantage as the race evolved into a strategic battle between one and two-stop strategies.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Small and mid-sized businesses need to build a portfolio of content types: short-form opinion pieces that can be published quickly in response to happenings in your niche, and deep-dive white papers to demonstrate authority.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Palestinians demonstrated against Hamas in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on Tuesday, in what appeared to be the largest protest against the militant group since the October 7 attacks.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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So Is Trump being played or will something tangible emerge?—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
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Wildfires explained by Ginger Zee Powerful winds and wildfire warnings persist in several states, with some areas still fighting existing flames, as a new cross-country storm emerges in the Pacific Northwest on Friday.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Video shows large fire near London’s Heathrow Airport 00:30 2.—
Jade Walker,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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An image that circulated showed Grondeau on a private jet flying home.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The series developed after the Finnish, German and Italian co-producers met around a year ago.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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Disney also announced at the D23 Expo last summer that Disney California Adventure Park will be developing a Coco theme park attraction, the first inspired by the film to be added to a Disney park.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Then the market fell out, said Patrick Boel, managing director of development for Roundhouse.—
Marcus Dorsey,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Mar. 2025
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Last year, the U.S. fell out of the top 20 for the first time in the report's history, landing at No. 23.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Prove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prove. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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