lend weight/credence/credibility
idiom
: to make something seem true or correct
—usually + to
A growing amount of evidence lends weight/credence/credibility to their theory.
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Sunday’s performance will lend credence to the theory that turning to DeVito was a move designed to tank to improve the team’s draft stock.
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Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
The existence of a ransom note seemed to lend credence to the theory that an intruder was responsible for JonBenét’s murder (even though some investigators believed the note was fake).
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
More so than that, handing the Chiefs their first loss of the season would lend credibility to the idea that San Francisco is still a legitimate title contender.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
In addition to its state media, Beijing has turned to foreign players — real or not — to relay messages and lend credibility to narratives favoring the Communist Party, said Xiao Qiang, a research scientist at the School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2024
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Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
The existence of a ransom note seemed to lend credence to the theory that an intruder was responsible for JonBenét’s murder (even though some investigators believed the note was fake).
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
More so than that, handing the Chiefs their first loss of the season would lend credibility to the idea that San Francisco is still a legitimate title contender.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
In addition to its state media, Beijing has turned to foreign players — real or not — to relay messages and lend credibility to narratives favoring the Communist Party, said Xiao Qiang, a research scientist at the School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Lend weight/credence/credibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lend%20weight%2Fcredence%2Fcredibility. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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