1
as in to verify
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
a witness independently validated the policeman's version of events
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2
as in to prove
to show the existence or truth of by evidence
the booming economy in and of itself validated the soundness of the government's economic policies
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Recent Examples of validate
The first three groups of 73 migrants transferred there in October, November and January spent only a few hours in Albania and were returned to Italy after Italian magistrates refused to validate their detention in the non-EU country.
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Erion Xhabafti, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
There’s no resemblance to how decisions get made, validated, backed up by numbers that are given by multiple divisions.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
And yet, the Supreme Court hardly validated the Trump Administration’s position.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025
This recognition validates the passion, innovation, creativity and hard work that go into every fall, fight, and fireball.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
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Erion Xhabafti, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
There’s no resemblance to how decisions get made, validated, backed up by numbers that are given by multiple divisions.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
And yet, the Supreme Court hardly validated the Trump Administration’s position.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025
This recognition validates the passion, innovation, creativity and hard work that go into every fall, fight, and fireball.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for validate
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Newsweek was not able to to independently verify whether all ranking officers killed belonged to Houthi military or police forces.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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The usefulness of those rankings could require months or years to verify, and the AI co-scientist, which is still being evaluated by human scientists, is for now limited to biomedical research.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2025
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Naysayers insisted that increasing content costs would match the company’s rapid topline and subscriber growth, and profits would prove illusory.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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The first three days of the season took care of such foolish rookie thoughts and proved to be a humbling, but learning, experience.—
Thomas Weddle,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 2025
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But officials were not able to confirm if a blown tire was at fault for the crash.—
Ron Wilkins,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Listen, many Gomez fans were skeptical when the singer confirmed her relationship with the prolific music producer back in December 2023.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
25 Apr. 2025
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In August, 2019, Barr established an interagency task force called Vulcan, through which the D.O.J. would collaborate with foreign law enforcement to systematically target the gang’s leadership.—
Danielle Mackey,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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Anderson, Mitchell and Wiggins have established themselves as fixtures in the Heat’s rotation since landing in Miami.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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That call demonstrates, Parrish said, why fire departments and utility companies are cautious when working a gas leak.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
19 Apr. 2025
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Surprising Loyalty and Stability Despite their reputation for independence and skepticism, Gen X demonstrates remarkable workplace loyalty compared to younger generations.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Validate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/validate. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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