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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
Reinforcing Product Or Service Excellence Winning an award for a specific product or service validates its effectiveness and differentiates it from competitors.
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Raul Handa, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Actively incorporating their feedback fosters collaboration and validates their ideas, increasing investment in the system.
—Ashar Samdani, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
In theory, that validates some of the physical concerns already known to teams when Correa was a free agent.
—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
Raul Handa, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Actively incorporating their feedback fosters collaboration and validates their ideas, increasing investment in the system.
—Ashar Samdani, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
In theory, that validates some of the physical concerns already known to teams when Correa was a free agent.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for validates
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Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter, activist and founding member of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, died Tuesday, his representative confirms.Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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Other research confirms this, assigning sleep a pivotal role.Lieke ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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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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The massive popular revolt against the 2021 coup, particularly among young people who had thrived during the previous decade, demonstrates that that strategy in fact succeeded, if at enormous cost, as the Myanmar military appears incapable now of reasserting its control nationwide.Derek Mitchell, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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