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verb

past tense of verify

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Recent Examples of verified
Verb
But on October 5, 1974, David became the first modern traveler verified to have completed an on-foot circumnavigation of the globe. Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024 Running until the final general election results come in, courted and verified, the Deadline ElectionLine podcast spotlights the 2024 campaign and the often blurred lines between politics and entertainment in modern America. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024 Satellite imagery has now verified that the greening trend in the Antarctic is not only ongoing but is also accelerating. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024 The Israeli military has not commented, and NBC News has not independently verified the claims. Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024 Children can use their phones as authenticators, and once verified, a phone acts as an individual's key, which perseveres with them across the internet. Rodger Desai, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024 Bexar County Animal Control verified that the deceased dog had bitten someone in October 2023, the Sheriff's Office said. Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verified
Adjective
  • There were no confirmed tornadoes or reports of damage from Monday morning’s storms.
    Robert Shackelford, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Bryan follows Jeff Lynne’s ELO as a confirmed performer at 2025’s edition of BST Hyde Park.
    Thomas Smith, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Teixeira's attorneys argued for a sentence on the low end of the range, noting that the maximum of 200 months would be more than the government sought against Julian Assange, who is accused of publishing a trove of classified documents.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • While sentencing closed a chapter of the case, Levy argued wreckage caused by the defendant will continue to resonate.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • This means someone with valid credentials and who has received higher education in exercise science.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
  • There are also other valid concerns about AI power demands and AI bias.
    David Nield, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Envisioned as a workshop filled with various materials and tools, participants take their project from idea to implementation, all under the guidance of established pros.
    Songyee Yoon, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Worst case, public health authorities worry, the U.S. could see increases in preventable illnesses; a weakening of public confidence in established science; and debunked notions — such as a link between vaccines and autism — adopted as policy.
    Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune Well, 6 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The advertised battery life was always shorter than the actual burn time.
    Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • But ProPublica found that the actual actions taken so far do not match the regulators’ rhetoric.
    Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The English teacher dug out the real recommendation from his briefcase.
    Adam Patric Miller, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Never mind the state’s policies (high gas taxes, special fuels mandate and a push to end fossil-fuels production) are the real causes of crushing gas prices.
    Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024

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“Verified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verified. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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