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as in confirms
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony
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as in reinforces
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 corroborates
Whether anything corroborates the account independent of the parties.
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Briana Mascaro, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Evidence corroborates Cummings’ admission.
—A.d. Carson, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
Phaedra corroborates Shamea’s claim, saying Drew did, in fact, approach her after the reunion with her doubts.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026
Kosinski countered that all of the evidence from the scene corroborates the officers’ accounts.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Additionally, Mark says the investigation has found another source that potentially corroborates the story that Bradley had a child.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
Despite acknowledging that the DNA supports the presence of an unknown person at the scene, which strongly corroborates Zeigler’s claim that he was jumped by two dark blurs the night of the murders, the judge speculated that meant Zeigler probably hired someone to help with his crime.
—Gail Hollenbeck, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
The jury previously saw restaurant surveillance footage that corroborates that testimony.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
One of the witnesses who corroborates prosecutors' theory is Magalhães herself.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Briana Mascaro, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Evidence corroborates Cummings’ admission.
—A.d. Carson, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
Phaedra corroborates Shamea’s claim, saying Drew did, in fact, approach her after the reunion with her doubts.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026
Kosinski countered that all of the evidence from the scene corroborates the officers’ accounts.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Additionally, Mark says the investigation has found another source that potentially corroborates the story that Bradley had a child.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
Despite acknowledging that the DNA supports the presence of an unknown person at the scene, which strongly corroborates Zeigler’s claim that he was jumped by two dark blurs the night of the murders, the judge speculated that meant Zeigler probably hired someone to help with his crime.
—Gail Hollenbeck, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
The jury previously saw restaurant surveillance footage that corroborates that testimony.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
One of the witnesses who corroborates prosecutors' theory is Magalhães herself.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corroborates
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Research in Frontiers in Psychology confirms that self-aware leaders make sharper decisions under pressure, sustain stronger teams and outlast peers across market cycles.—
Dr. Adil Dalal,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Midland Mayor Lori Blong confirms 1 person killed During a news conference, Midland Mayor Lori Blong confirmed that one person was killed.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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Educators themselves appear particularly drawn to how the platform reinforces strong instructional practices rather than bypassing them.—
Wyles Daniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 June 2026
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This perspective reinforces a fundamental truth that early detection remains our most practical tool to improve survival rates, simplify treatment and protect a patient’s quality of life.—
Eric Wargotz,
Baltimore Sun,
8 June 2026
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The fault line of the next decade is not who generates knowledge the fastest, but who verifies it.—
Christian Catalini,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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This program verifies magnet performance before the parts are locked into the main reactor.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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The appearance from Vance only bolsters that case.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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The downturn bolsters the longstanding theory that the Bitcoin market follows the dictates of US election cycles.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
3 June 2026
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Brantley argues that this history challenges the conventional view of the decade as a period when leftist activism receded and conservative politics prevailed.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
12 June 2026
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Tim Wu, author of The Age of Extraction, argues that many of today's largest technology firms operate by extracting value from our attention, data, and behavior.—
Robert B. Tucker,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Ultimately, this synergy proves that the future of retail lies in erasing the barrier between physical products and digital engagement, turning everyday logistical touchpoints into powerful engines for brand loyalty.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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This is the kind of player who, upon arrival in the show, proves to be worth the suffering of a tear-everything-down rebuild, a la Eldridge’s tall left-handed slugging counterpart on the Nationals this week, James Wood, who has emerged as one of baseball’s best players the past two seasons.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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