bear out
verb
bore out; borne out also born out; bearing out; bears out
: confirm, substantiate
a theory borne out by data
Examples of bear out in a Sentence
the newly discovered papers bore out the rumors about the president's personal life
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The twist is that the book was born out of fan fiction that centered on his wife’s Star Wars character, Rey, and Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 28 Dec. 2025
Early reports have borne out some of these anxieties in employment data.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Dec. 2025
Sabrina Dhowre Elba believes that most good ideas are born out of a place of frustration.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
The cart — and the team of counselors, chaplains, peer coaches, and therapy dogs that accompany it — was borne out of necessity during the Covid pandemic, says Shannon Bates, chief nursing officer at Covenant Children’s Hospital.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 28 Dec. 2025
Early reports have borne out some of these anxieties in employment data.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Dec. 2025
Sabrina Dhowre Elba believes that most good ideas are born out of a place of frustration.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
The cart — and the team of counselors, chaplains, peer coaches, and therapy dogs that accompany it — was borne out of necessity during the Covid pandemic, says Shannon Bates, chief nursing officer at Covenant Children’s Hospital.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Bear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20out. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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