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as in confirms
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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as in proves
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 validates
In theory, that validates some of the physical concerns already known to teams when Correa was a free agent.
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
This data validates your campaign's impact and provides insights to refine future efforts.
—Astrid Pocklington, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Owning a cookie that validates a user session after the 2FA step has already been completed gives the attacker complete control over that session—complete control to go and change your Gmail recovery options, 2FA, everything.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Kennedy's nomination validates and enshrines public mistrust of government health programs, said Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
—Arthur Allen, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
Kennedy’s nomination validates and enshrines public mistrust of government health programs, said Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
—Arthur Allen, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
This method continuously validates multiple risk signals—like typing patterns, mouse movements and application usage—helping to flag unusual access.
—Amarandhar Kotha, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
This phrase validates your child’s emotions while setting boundaries around behavior.
—Amy Morin, Contributor, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
Additionally, the formation of higher highs and higher lows further validates this behavior.
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
This data validates your campaign's impact and provides insights to refine future efforts.
—Astrid Pocklington, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Owning a cookie that validates a user session after the 2FA step has already been completed gives the attacker complete control over that session—complete control to go and change your Gmail recovery options, 2FA, everything.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Kennedy's nomination validates and enshrines public mistrust of government health programs, said Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
—Arthur Allen, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
Kennedy’s nomination validates and enshrines public mistrust of government health programs, said Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
—Arthur Allen, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
This method continuously validates multiple risk signals—like typing patterns, mouse movements and application usage—helping to flag unusual access.
—Amarandhar Kotha, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
This phrase validates your child’s emotions while setting boundaries around behavior.
—Amy Morin, Contributor, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
Additionally, the formation of higher highs and higher lows further validates this behavior.
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for validates
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So The Batman 2, which would release after the Brave and the Bold, would be a flashback from The Brave and the Bold, given that obviously Pattinson is nowhere near that point in his story currently, and The Penguin timeline confirms that.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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How the National Weather Service confirms twisters What was the worst day for tornadoes in Ohio history?Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
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These isolated incidents further proves how self-advocacy is increasingly becoming embraced in hip-hop.Sughnen Yongo, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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This proves Rocket Homes is committed to empowering homebuyers to make the best decisions for their unique needs.JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
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Another disclosure verifies the borrower’s identity.Joshua Stein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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California generally verifies the identities of mail voters through their signatures.Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Moore signed the order, which establishes multiple initiatives seeking to make the state more friendly to business development, at a Friday ceremony in downtown Frederick, against the backdrop of an ongoing hotel and conference center project.Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
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Society establishes a tax that if AI does the right thing, it is taxed lightly.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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This series demonstrates how national access to functional plumbing infrastructure is complicated by bureaucracy and climate change.Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Kind demonstrates his emphatic comic range both vocally and physically — even getting laughs from variations of chair slouching — as a jealous doctor whose wife bonds with the Elephant Man.Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Validates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/validates. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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