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to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
the dispatcher was able to verify the caller's location
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Recent Examples of verified
ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
What To Know Lipps, 50, was wrongly arrested at her Tennessee home on July 14, 2025, after a North Dakota warrant tied her to bank fraud in the Fargo area, more than 1,000 miles away, according to police statements and a verified GoFundMe fundraiser.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Primary Zoning Contact Corrie Sharp said Tuesday that the city received one verified request for quotation from AECOM Hunt and Powers and Sons Construction working together.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Some verified resale tickets were priced higher.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The verified account, @realanndowd (not to be confused with Bald Ann Dowd), made its first post on March 18 — finally ending the torturous 5,642-day dry spell of there being no Ann Dowd on the app.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Gaggl’s solution is to provide a platform for verified creators and streamers.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
Officials acknowledged no verified intelligence of a specific plot.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
The public is urged to remain calm, rely solely on verified information from official sources, and refrain from circulating videos or images on social media.
—Dan Mangan,leslie Josephs,spencer Kimball,cj Haddad,justin Papp,jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2026
Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Shipboard observations and photography verified the identities of individual whales in the social unit.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026
Over the last six years, 265 reports of bears entering homes have been investigated and verified by the state, according to DEEP.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
Buck warns that any work sent home cannot be verified as the student’s work.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
As an open-box unit, this model has been verified to be in new condition and includes a 1-year warranty.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 4 Apr. 2026
Video verified by the AP outside the United Arab Emirates showed a large hole in the building’s southwestern corner.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Footage verified by the AP outside the UAE showed a large hole in the building’s southwestern corner.
—Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Look for multiple verified sources that can help authenticate the image.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
What To Know Lipps, 50, was wrongly arrested at her Tennessee home on July 14, 2025, after a North Dakota warrant tied her to bank fraud in the Fargo area, more than 1,000 miles away, according to police statements and a verified GoFundMe fundraiser.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Primary Zoning Contact Corrie Sharp said Tuesday that the city received one verified request for quotation from AECOM Hunt and Powers and Sons Construction working together.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Some verified resale tickets were priced higher.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The verified account, @realanndowd (not to be confused with Bald Ann Dowd), made its first post on March 18 — finally ending the torturous 5,642-day dry spell of there being no Ann Dowd on the app.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Gaggl’s solution is to provide a platform for verified creators and streamers.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
Officials acknowledged no verified intelligence of a specific plot.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
The public is urged to remain calm, rely solely on verified information from official sources, and refrain from circulating videos or images on social media.
—Dan Mangan,leslie Josephs,spencer Kimball,cj Haddad,justin Papp,jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2026
Verb
When a loss is verified, an operation called a Personnel Recovery response begins immediately.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Shipboard observations and photography verified the identities of individual whales in the social unit.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026
Over the last six years, 265 reports of bears entering homes have been investigated and verified by the state, according to DEEP.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
Buck warns that any work sent home cannot be verified as the student’s work.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
As an open-box unit, this model has been verified to be in new condition and includes a 1-year warranty.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 4 Apr. 2026
Video verified by the AP outside the United Arab Emirates showed a large hole in the building’s southwestern corner.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Footage verified by the AP outside the UAE showed a large hole in the building’s southwestern corner.
—Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verified
Adjective
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Among confirmed civilian casualties, 221 are children, the group said.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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The California Department of Public Health said the six confirmed cases in the Sacramento area represent the third outbreak of measles this year in California.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The waiver will remain valid for up to three years, but Licata plans to pursue his Texas certification before that, Geren said.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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The remaining provisions of these Official Rules will continue to be valid and enforceable.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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By licensing the Stan Patrol 6009 hull – which shares its axe-bow design with around 300 vessels already afloat – the Liberty Class benefits from a pre-validated platform, potentially saving years of hull development and testing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Feb. 2026
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Balance teaches validated meditation skills, such as body scan, breath control, and visualization.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Theresia Gouw, the proven and successful venture capitalist who is part of consortium that holds a minority stake in the Buffalo Bills and the Golden State Warriors, is joining the lineup of speakers for Sportico‘s Invest West conference on May 6 in San Francisco.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Look, there’s no doubt that, in terms of NWSL experience and proven players, Denver has the stronger roster on paper.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Was this the kind of assignment that more established runners ever tried to duck?—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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But as a general rule, Western militaries tend to give the biggest contracts to established manufacturers.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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With modern mattresses, this number is dictated more by the signs of wear and tear than the actual passage of time.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Endowed not only with a privileged birthright but—unlike the actual princes over in England, who had weak chins and went bald young—the physical stature to match?—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In a situation where a company finds substantiated evidence of either type of violation carried out by an indirect supplier, they are mandated to perform an ad hoc risk assessment of that body, too.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Feb. 2026
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The letter requests the department suspend state payments to facilities where probable fraud or false reporting is found, refer substantiated cases to prosecutors and notify state lawmakers of the results.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Chamblee Police launch a new real-time crime center, using advanced technology to track and prevent crime across the city.—
Leondra Head,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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In contrast, ultrafast electron microscopy provides a powerful tool for studying how materials behave under dynamic conditions, enabling scientists to directly link nanoscale structure with real-time physical processes.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Verified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verified. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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