as in confirming
serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something
failed to produce any verifying evidence
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as in arguing
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 verifying
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
City officials had been expected to handle the task of verifying the park’s thousands of eligible workers and volunteers, but then recently asked the cultural partnership to step in.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
The extension could be used to do more thorough screening, such as verifying status, confirming qualifications, and documenting the process so the public can trust the outcome and safety is ensured, said Tray Gober of LGR Law Firm.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Platforms will likely take a number of approaches towards verifying the age of users in addition to asking for their date of birth—which is a typical step when making a social media account.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
The team tried verifying the record of the eclipse by modeling the Earth's rotation speed during this time.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Officials said the fee is meant to cover the technology and administrative costs of verifying the identities of travelers who do not have a REAL ID-compliant document or an accepted alternative.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2025
Crypto mining, like AI, relies heavily on graphic processing units, or GPUs, with the chips racing to solve complicated algorithms that spit out currency rewards for correctly verifying blockchain transactions, and CoreWeave was a steady buyer.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Confirm the breach Start by verifying that the breach notification is legitimate.
—Jan Diaz, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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After verifying player complaints, Wright contacted the league replay center to begin following protocol to potentially delay the game.
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SwitchBot positioned the Onero H1 as a practical household assistant rather than a showcase robot, confirming that pre-orders would open following CES as part of its broader smart home automation ecosystem.—
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The medical team carries out a detailed diagnosis of the patient’s hair-loss pattern and donor capacity before confirming the number of grafts and the technique.—
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Some went after Cashman, some after Boone, some after Steinbrenner’s son Hal, and some after Aaron Judge’s non-supporting cast.—
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Sure, that was exacerbated, and to some degree directly caused, by the ample non-supporting cast around him, especially on the offensive line.—
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Kids ‘n Kinship provides friendships and positive role models to children and youth ages 5-16 who are in need of an additional supportive relationship with an adult.—
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The response was overwhelmingly supportive, which did surprise me a little.—
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“Verifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verifying. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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