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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Records obtained and reviewed by the Orlando Sentinel appear to lend credence to some of the arguments made in the filing regarding the activities involving Eboni Beauty Academy.
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Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025
These partnerships can lend credibility and help correct misinformation more effectively.
—Deboshree Sarkar, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Those documents gave curious readers more details about Cold War-era covert U.S. operations in other nations, but did not initially lend credence to long-circulating conspiracy theories about who killed JFK.
—Josh Funk and Haya Panjwani, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
At the first trial, Weinstein faced testimony from six women — three whose allegations formed the basis of the charges, and three more to lend credibility and establish a pattern of misconduct.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025
These partnerships can lend credibility and help correct misinformation more effectively.
—Deboshree Sarkar, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Those documents gave curious readers more details about Cold War-era covert U.S. operations in other nations, but did not initially lend credence to long-circulating conspiracy theories about who killed JFK.
—Josh Funk and Haya Panjwani, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
At the first trial, Weinstein faced testimony from six women — three whose allegations formed the basis of the charges, and three more to lend credibility and establish a pattern of misconduct.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
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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 17 Jun. 2025.
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