1
as in verified
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
a witness independently validated the policeman's version of events
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2
as in established
to show the existence or truth of by evidence
the booming economy in and of itself validated the soundness of the government's economic policies
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Recent Examples of validated
Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
These findings were then validated through molecular experiments, cellular studies, and animal trials, demonstrating the effectiveness of this approach.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 27 Dec. 2024
The first round validated the importance of this metric.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Their testimony, supported by extensive documentation and corroborating witnesses, has now been validated through this comprehensive investigation.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
His concerns were validated in Thursday’s loss.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Instead of starting with a blank page and years of trial and error ahead, they're greeted with dozens of promising formulations, each one computationally validated.
—Manmit Shrimali, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
For grid application, this means AI models need to be rigorously validated, ethically implemented and in full compliance with power grid governance standards.
—Elena Bou, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The recent events in Syria have validated her views, according to a person close to her.
—Michael Crowley, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Once validated by The New York Times, few metropolitan film critics dared to opt out of the year-end chore.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
These findings were then validated through molecular experiments, cellular studies, and animal trials, demonstrating the effectiveness of this approach.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 27 Dec. 2024
The first round validated the importance of this metric.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Their testimony, supported by extensive documentation and corroborating witnesses, has now been validated through this comprehensive investigation.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
His concerns were validated in Thursday’s loss.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Instead of starting with a blank page and years of trial and error ahead, they're greeted with dozens of promising formulations, each one computationally validated.
—Manmit Shrimali, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
For grid application, this means AI models need to be rigorously validated, ethically implemented and in full compliance with power grid governance standards.
—Elena Bou, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The recent events in Syria have validated her views, according to a person close to her.
—Michael Crowley, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for validated
Verb
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The post, verified by Variety, said that texts and documents obtained did not intend to smear the actress.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024
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That’s why companies are increasingly adopting continuous security validation to go above and beyond compliance requirements, ensuring that access and actions within the development process are continuously monitored and verified.—
Jeremy Vaughan,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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It is well established that partisans of the winning side in a presidential election become more optimistic about the direction of the economy, and those of the losing side more pessimistic.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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In his first two defenses, Foreman established himself as a dominant champ with early finishes of José Roman and Ken Norton.—
Mark Puleo,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky from Slavia Prague.—
Luke Bosher,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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The studio has confirmed that its Prime Video has exclusively licensed an upcoming documentary film on the former and incoming first lady that will be directed by Ratner.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
5 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The second attempt for a preliminary injunction proved successful.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
26 Dec. 2024
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And many strikes proved far deadlier.—
Patrick Kingsley,
New York Times,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The website links back to a Florida Boating Temporary Certificate—valid for up to 90 days with a $9.99 price tag.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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Foreigners with valid visas are entitled to the same public health care access and treatments as Italian citizens.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Tepper argued that over time, the move would reduce funding for public high schools, necessitating cuts that were likely to affect their football programs.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Failure to do so, Bush argued, would push talented researchers into private industry.—
Trysh Travis / Made by History,
TIME,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Seattle’s pursuit of veteran guard Will Fries in free agency demonstrated a willingness to be aggressive to address the interior of the line, and this would fit that approach.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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This was more history for the SEC, which demonstrated its superiority in November and has backed it up to date.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The debate arose over whether there is a substantive, or actual action, required to enact the goals of the NDC.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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But the House budget would also include actual reductions in the size of the state workforce, not just bringing funding into closer alignment with the actual number of state employees who have been hired and are working.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Validated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/validated. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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