BORNE OUT Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

borne out

verb

variants also born out

past participle of bear 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 But the notion that the Emmys will always opt to honor a beloved show for its final season is not really borne out by the statistics. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 July 2026 Norah and Magdalen learn that they were technically born out of wedlock and, because of a legitimacy codicil in their father’s will, are therefore unable to receive their parents’ money. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026 The company was born out of a lab at the University of Florida, which was working in partnership with Army Base Camp Blanding. — Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Read more from Leah on the reality that’s borne out since the order’s ink dried. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 23 July 2026 The wardrobe pieces were born out of this idea, given the blurring of lines between performance and lifestyle. — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 22 July 2026 The Kardashians are the ultimate American status symbols, whose fame was born out of pioneering fashion and style trends. — Moises Mendez Ii, InStyle, 22 July 2026 The undulating synth lead seems tailored to mimic the tone and timbre of a classical Indian singer, a comparison borne out by the occasional flashes of vocal sample peeking through the mix. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026 The tactic was born out of the idea that the budget chains have gotten unaffordable. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

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Zuckerberg acknowledged the potential to generate additional revenue by renting its computing infrastructure to other companies, and confirmed that Meta has plans to get into the cloud business, promising an update soon.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Mike Vrabel, a spokesperson for the Virginia National Guard, confirmed that Patty served for 21 years, including a deployment to Iraq from 2004 to 2005.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

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