1
as in verifying
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 establishing
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 validating
Never switch platforms without first validating them through a POC that includes hypothesis testing.
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Samuel Darwin, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The group also tested their method against an existing dataset from Brazilian researchers who used Raspberry Pi devices, further validating its accuracy.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Novices struggle to spot inaccuracies and lack efficient methods for validating AI outputs.
—David Autor, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
Fullerton’s new coach, Pete Karavedas, called it a validating win.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Staying competitive means building something with long-term value, validating ideas and being ready to pivot whenever necessary.
—Maksim Strok, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Parents can and should implement consequences and positive discipline, while validating your child’s emotions in a moment of conflict.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 27 Dec. 2024
This was the process that Brendan and Anis followed, validating ideas with minimal risk in order to scale the ones with real value.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
There’s something very validating about going through a struggle to get to the top somewhere and look down.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
Samuel Darwin, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The group also tested their method against an existing dataset from Brazilian researchers who used Raspberry Pi devices, further validating its accuracy.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Novices struggle to spot inaccuracies and lack efficient methods for validating AI outputs.
—David Autor, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
Fullerton’s new coach, Pete Karavedas, called it a validating win.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Staying competitive means building something with long-term value, validating ideas and being ready to pivot whenever necessary.
—Maksim Strok, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Parents can and should implement consequences and positive discipline, while validating your child’s emotions in a moment of conflict.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 27 Dec. 2024
This was the process that Brendan and Anis followed, validating ideas with minimal risk in order to scale the ones with real value.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
There’s something very validating about going through a struggle to get to the top somewhere and look down.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for validating
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The panic created in that moment can push someone to empty their savings without verifying the story.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The office's typical security measure asks people to supply a bank letter verifying the information given, but that was forged as well.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Oz aired for six seasons, establishing HBO as a home for serious adult dramas, and establishing Winters’s screen image, as well — that captivating blend of menace and vulnerability.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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The risk with this approach is that Harvard would live to fight another day, but become complicit in establishing a precedent that goes against the fundamental rights inherent in our democracy.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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And then Anne Hathaway showed up on the set of The Devil Wears Prada sequel in one (as seen above), all but confirming this will become fall's favorite piece.—
Bianca Kratky,
Glamour,
3 Sep. 2025
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The exercise also simulated a launch pad abort scenario, confirming that the safety systems respond correctly under emergency conditions.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Arsenal know that and Smith will take no time proving it.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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And succeeding on Wall Street means proving it every day — a proposition only complicated by a retail world that is, well, more complicated.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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Soon, Geoffrey Hinton and his graduate students began demonstrating that neural networks, trained on large datasets and run on GPUs, could do things—like classify images into a thousand different categories—that would have been impossible in the late 1980s.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Fahey Rush was often responsible for demonstrating how the company’s TV audiences — in the linear era, some of the industry’s youngest — behaved and consumed media and advertising.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Validating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/validating. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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