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as in verified
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony
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as in reinforced
to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)
my personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people
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Recent Examples of corroborated
Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
Payroll revisions and job cut data also corroborated the bottom, peaking last spring and declining since.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
At first glance, things may look severe, but that has not been corroborated by any means.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Pictures and text messages were provided to the detective that corroborated statements during the interview, according to Coast Star, citing an affidavit of probable cause.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The Pentagon officially corroborated these sightings in 2020.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Two witnesses also corroborated the barista’s account, according to the affidavit.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
The woman’s statement was corroborated by Facebook messages between the two, according to the plea agreement.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
Defense witnesses corroborated that the brothers' upbringing was less than idyllic.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Authorities have not yet corroborated the videos.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
Payroll revisions and job cut data also corroborated the bottom, peaking last spring and declining since.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
At first glance, things may look severe, but that has not been corroborated by any means.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Pictures and text messages were provided to the detective that corroborated statements during the interview, according to Coast Star, citing an affidavit of probable cause.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The Pentagon officially corroborated these sightings in 2020.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Two witnesses also corroborated the barista’s account, according to the affidavit.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
The woman’s statement was corroborated by Facebook messages between the two, according to the plea agreement.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
Defense witnesses corroborated that the brothers' upbringing was less than idyllic.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corroborated
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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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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Data on job growth continues to fall short of forecasts, and downward revisions to past figures from the Department of Labor have reinforced the view that the Fed may need to stimulate consumer spending, lower borrowing costs and encourage investment to prevent a labor market crisis.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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The weekly jobs report stole the spotlight, as an unexpected jump to multiyear highs bolstered fears about cracks in the labor market.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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In doing so, lottery officials said the player ended up with three $50,000 winning tickets, meaning her $2 mistake bolstered her win to $150,000.—
Daniella Segura,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The new rule closes that gap by mandating validated self-assessments and third-party assessments before award decisions.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Imagine how validated Rainbeau must feel, like Chicken Little when the town wakes up to the fact that aliens are actually coming.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In a court filing ahead of the settlement in the music label fight, IA had argued that labels had added an avalanche of infringing works so late into the lawsuit to create leverage to force a settlement.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Education Assembly Bill 715 was the only priority bill of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, aiming to address antisemitism in California public schools that authors have argued has become worse in recent years, as the war between Israel and Hamas continues in Gaza.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This experience proved to me that predictive AI is a fundamental shift in marketing.—
Dr. Bin Tang,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Saturday’s game against Georgia proved that Aguilar and Tennessee’s offense are ready to go toe-to-toe with any defense in the country.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Corroborated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corroborated. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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