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as in confirms
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony
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as in reinforces
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 corroborates
Phaedra corroborates Shamea’s claim, saying Drew did, in fact, approach her after the reunion with her doubts.
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Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026
Kosinski countered that all of the evidence from the scene corroborates the officers’ accounts.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Additionally, Mark says the investigation has found another source that potentially corroborates the story that Bradley had a child.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
Despite acknowledging that the DNA supports the presence of an unknown person at the scene, which strongly corroborates Zeigler’s claim that he was jumped by two dark blurs the night of the murders, the judge speculated that meant Zeigler probably hired someone to help with his crime.
—Gail Hollenbeck, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
The jury previously saw restaurant surveillance footage that corroborates that testimony.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
One of the witnesses who corroborates prosecutors' theory is Magalhães herself.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
This corroborates findings from other think tanks and institutes that have tracked corporate activity since the tariffs dropped.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
The new study corroborates the previous discovery of organic materials in Enceladus’s older ice grains.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026
Kosinski countered that all of the evidence from the scene corroborates the officers’ accounts.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Additionally, Mark says the investigation has found another source that potentially corroborates the story that Bradley had a child.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
Despite acknowledging that the DNA supports the presence of an unknown person at the scene, which strongly corroborates Zeigler’s claim that he was jumped by two dark blurs the night of the murders, the judge speculated that meant Zeigler probably hired someone to help with his crime.
—Gail Hollenbeck, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
The jury previously saw restaurant surveillance footage that corroborates that testimony.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
One of the witnesses who corroborates prosecutors' theory is Magalhães herself.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
This corroborates findings from other think tanks and institutes that have tracked corporate activity since the tariffs dropped.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
The new study corroborates the previous discovery of organic materials in Enceladus’s older ice grains.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corroborates
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The World Bank flagged the speed at which commodity conditions can shift in its March 2026 food security update, and the evidence on the ground confirms it.—
Tenzin Seldon,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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The report confirms new information about the collision of an Air Canada regional jet operated by Jazz Aviation and an airport firefighting truck on March 23.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Moon centers on your 2nd House of Value, where consistency reinforces results.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Bringing greenery overhead reinforces the feeling of enclosure.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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Doing so within 30 days of receiving the validation notice typically pauses all collection activity while the collector verifies the debt.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Plus, the brand is ClimeCo certified, which verifies a product’s full lifecycle carbon footprint and gives a path forward for companies committed to reducing their environmental impact.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2026
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The selection of Thieneman immediately bolsters a secondary that was depleted during free agency.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The addition bolsters an offensive line that suffered some attrition at the end of last season.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2026
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More than 250 security leaders helped shape the briefing, which argues the challenge is no longer just finding flaws, but deciding which ones actually pose real risk – and fixing them before they can be turned into working exploits.—
Stefanie Schappert,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The mega-corporation (owned by Amazon), as Tolentino argues, budgets for this kind of light shoplifting anyway.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 Apr. 2026
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Formal verification proves, mathematically, that certain bugs cannot exist.—
Evan Johnson,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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Raffensperger says high turnout proves election trust Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Monday that more than 35,000 Georgians voted early, setting a record in the state.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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