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also born out
as in confirmed
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
the newly discovered papers bore out the rumors about the president's personal life
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Recent Examples of borne out
While the show has found a home at the Circle in the Square Theatre for the past six months, the germ of this project began to take shape much earlier, in 2017, born out of a kinship Groff felt with the late singer.
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Joe Lynch, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
From families torn apart to moments of hope emerging in the face of unspeakable tragedy to incredible bravery against the odds, each episode reveals the human cost and resilience born out of chaos.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
The film was born out of 10 years of research in the Amazon by Brennand, who began her career as a documentarian.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Sep. 2025
Calculations, and later (in the 1950s), experiments, borne out the fact that nuclear physics supported Hoyle’s position, not Gamow’s.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
That instinct is born out in research.
—Kate Ruder, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
But any links he or other lawmakers and advocates make have not been directly borne out of the data.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
As for the other key plot point − what reason could their be for the aging musicians to get back on stage − that too was born out of real-life twists.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The entrepreneur’s ability to adapt is often born out of necessity.
—Anna Horndahl, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Joe Lynch, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
From families torn apart to moments of hope emerging in the face of unspeakable tragedy to incredible bravery against the odds, each episode reveals the human cost and resilience born out of chaos.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
The film was born out of 10 years of research in the Amazon by Brennand, who began her career as a documentarian.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Sep. 2025
Calculations, and later (in the 1950s), experiments, borne out the fact that nuclear physics supported Hoyle’s position, not Gamow’s.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
That instinct is born out in research.
—Kate Ruder, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
But any links he or other lawmakers and advocates make have not been directly borne out of the data.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
As for the other key plot point − what reason could their be for the aging musicians to get back on stage − that too was born out of real-life twists.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The entrepreneur’s ability to adapt is often born out of necessity.
—Anna Horndahl, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for borne out
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Researchers from the Center for Whale Research, SeaDoc Society and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance confirmed the female calf was deceased, with its umbilical cord still attached when spotted in Rosario Strait near the San Juan Islands.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole in 1985 confirmed the threat.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Its figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants and cannot be independently verified by TIME.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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