1
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
Just as a financial auditor validates accounting, a third-party tester validates building performance.
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Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
This finding validates their hypothesis that the magnetism seen in the cosmic web, even in sparsely populated regions, is a direct legacy of events from the very early universe.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The Federal Circuit's most recent decision validates this concern.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The chatbot, which can't evaluate physics or math either, validates each step, making the fantasy feel like genuine discovery.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
Brown’s ability to quickly establish job security validates a decision seemingly years in the making.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Naturally, Kieran validates all of her worst fears by choosing the other woman in the most unceremonious way possible.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Seems that that just validates and adds to your personal data on that web site.
—Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
Reinforcing Product Or Service Excellence Winning an award for a specific product or service validates its effectiveness and differentiates it from competitors.
—Raul Handa, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
This finding validates their hypothesis that the magnetism seen in the cosmic web, even in sparsely populated regions, is a direct legacy of events from the very early universe.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The Federal Circuit's most recent decision validates this concern.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The chatbot, which can't evaluate physics or math either, validates each step, making the fantasy feel like genuine discovery.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
Brown’s ability to quickly establish job security validates a decision seemingly years in the making.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Naturally, Kieran validates all of her worst fears by choosing the other woman in the most unceremonious way possible.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Seems that that just validates and adds to your personal data on that web site.
—Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
Reinforcing Product Or Service Excellence Winning an award for a specific product or service validates its effectiveness and differentiates it from competitors.
—Raul Handa, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for validates
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If Thursday’s inflation data confirms that price pressures are persistent, the market could face significant headwinds.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Third-party testing confirms that the supplement contains the ingredients listed on the label and is free from harmful contaminants.—
Lindsay Cook,
Health,
10 Sep. 2025
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Beautiful Boy Steve Carell proves his dramatic acting chops in this heartbreaking tale about a family grappling with their son's drug abuse.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Chili’s economy proves casual dining works.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The trustee will complete the claim, presenting the tickets and documents to the Ohio Lottery Commission, which then verifies the ticket and the trust before issuing the prize money directly to the trust, LegalClarity notes.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Aug. 2025
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As a result, the selections come after months, if not years, of testing that verifies that these deep pocket sheet sets have earned a permanent spot in our linen closets.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
22 Aug. 2025
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In the last 10 years, cybersecurity defenses have been bolstered through CISA 2015, a law passed by Congress and signed by former President Barack Obama that establishes a framework for information sharing around threats, vulnerabilities and attacks.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Bill 2331/22, as drafted by congressional representative Jandira Feghali, establishes that streaming services will have to pay a 6% Condecine tax on their gross revenues in Brazil.—
Marcelo Cajueiro,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Runge argues in The Great Healthcare Disruption that innovation without humanity risks leaving patients behind, while humanity without innovation risks stalling medical progress.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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And seabed curtains could divert warm water toward other glaciers, the paper argues, or disrupt the upwelling of nutrients that feed phytoplankton—a crucial food for many other species.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
11 Sep. 2025
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The technical implementation demonstrates how PostgreSQL’s extensibility addresses enterprise requirements for both document flexibility and relational consistency.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Focus on scientific breakthroughs While K2 Think demonstrates performance on par with OpenAI, the system's developers say the aim is not to build a chatbot like ChatGPT.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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