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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
Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025
Perhaps her account – factchecked and corroborated – would stop her from reliving the memories.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
At least one former GVA employee has corroborated claims made by Kastleman and others.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026
Detectives watched footage from nearby security cameras, which corroborated the witness’ statement, Rodriguez said.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
Police found security footage that corroborated the witness account and immediately began investigating.
—Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
The social media data and 20% decline in usage could not immediately be corroborated (digital numbers do not have the same standard measurement that TV ratings via Nielsen does).
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2026
The other witness, who is also a member of the Wayuu indigenous community and did not want to provide his full name for fear of reprisals, corroborated Ana’s story in a telephone interview.
—Erika Angulo, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
Security video corroborated the family’s account, and officials credited the ship’s crew with executing a swift rescue due to their man-overboard training.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
A week earlier, on July 19, controllers at National Airport had tracked several unidentified blips, corroborated by Andrews, Bolling Air Force Base and a commercial pilot who reported bright lights pacing his airliner.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
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Homicide detectives reviewed the case in October and corroborated witness accounts to determine that there was probable cause to charge Brown in Hartley’s death, police said.
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This has not been independently corroborated.
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For confirmed flights, passengers should arrive to the airport two hours before a domestic flight and three hours before an international flight.—
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During a press conference on Wednesday, Trump was asked about the details of the new directive and confirmed report.—
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Videos circulating on social media and verified by The New York Times show the shooting of a woman by a federal agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, as well as the moments immediately before and after.—
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Though their observation has yet to be verified by wildlife biologists, Kogo and Tapanes are working with Burmese pythons specialists at the University of Florida to confirm the species.—
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The experience also reinforced Madsen’s belief in the power of social media.—
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This, in turn, reinforced Webster’s own initial claim about his fight with the MPD cop—that Rathbun had provoked the encounter by striking him in the head, then lied about it to counter Webster’s righteous assertion of self-defense, resulting in his wrongful conviction.—
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In earlier years, Meadowridge garnered scrutiny in a report by the Disability Law Center, which found substantiated incidents of abuse and neglect between 2014 and 2016.—
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But the department has argued the sheer volume of documents that need to be found, uploaded, reviewed, redacted and published has forced it to instead release the files online on a rolling basis, with a series of enormous document dumps over the course of several days in mid-December.—
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Skelton argued that the city’s code lays out a specific process for declaring an animal as dangerous, which often entails a day in municipal court.—
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The Braves further bolstered their bullpen Sunday, re-signing veteran reliever Tyler Kinley to a one-year deal.—
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This soothing cream, bolstered by helps repair irritated or compromised skin while reducing redness.—
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Advanced spectroscopy sensors and a validated machine-learning algorithm in the device scan your poop for indicators of gut health and hydration, and also look for blood in the toilet bowl that might otherwise be hard to spot.—
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The coalition called for a rigorous, large-scale trial with validated biomarkers and pre-registered endpoints.—
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Herro proved to be a quality bench player earlier in his career, becoming the first and only Heat player to ever win the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award during the 2021-22 season.—
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Daniel Popper explains why Herbert proved it after taking 129 hits, the second-most in a season since 2000.—
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“Corroborated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corroborated. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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