as in evidence
something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim
I'm afraid we cannot act on your claim without validation
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Recent Examples of validation
After helping grow LinkedIn’s recruiting business from roughly $40 million to $1 billion in revenue over five years, Shapero expected validation.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
An à la carte menu will also be available, and a complimentary three-hour parking validation will be included.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Health care could begin shifting more of the work of validation closer to the point when decisions are made.
—Holland Haynie, STAT, 21 Apr. 2026
As such, the research offers validation of the standard model of cosmology, also known as the Lambda Cold Dark Matter (LCDM) model.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Apr. 2026
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
An à la carte menu will also be available, and a complimentary three-hour parking validation will be included.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Health care could begin shifting more of the work of validation closer to the point when decisions are made.
—Holland Haynie, STAT, 21 Apr. 2026
As such, the research offers validation of the standard model of cosmology, also known as the Lambda Cold Dark Matter (LCDM) model.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for validation
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In gathering evidence, the commission received videos and testimony from officials and ordinary citizens, and held five public hearings that wrapped up on Tuesday.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The Salt Lake County district attorney’s office and the Draper City prosecutor both declined to file charges against Paul in April, citing insufficient evidence to prove allegations beyond a reasonable doubt.—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The leading option for this was developed by John Moffat in the same year that the Bullet Cluster’s empirical proof was released.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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Each of these proofs, in turn, has relied on other proofs to make its point, and so on.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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The 73-year-old Weinstein kept his eyes trained on Mann throughout her Tuesday testimony, intermittently whispering to his attorney, Teny Geragos.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Convened to hear testimonies of perfection, the congregation would sing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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The detainees—from Pakistan, India, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Myanmar and eight other nations—were found in restricted compounds, some lacking passports or proper immigration documentation.—
Rodney Muhumuza,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Those messages outline a project to have Russian artists perform in the pavilion from May 5–8 and then install multimedia documentation of those performances, to be seen from windows outside the closed pavilion.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Consider, for instance, that the overrepresentation of serious mental illnesses among the homeless and incarcerated is a visible testament to our failure to treat these brain disorders early and effectively.—
Eric J. Nestler,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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Today, there are few living testaments to that headcount.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Lilly and Novo commended the FDA's confirmation that there is no clinical need to compound these drugs.—
Mariam Sunny,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Lilly and Novo commended the FDA’s confirmation that there is no clinical need to compound these drugs.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Validation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/validation. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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