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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
Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
Payroll revisions and job cut data also corroborated the bottom, peaking last spring and declining since.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
At first glance, things may look severe, but that has not been corroborated by any means.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Pictures and text messages were provided to the detective that corroborated statements during the interview, according to Coast Star, citing an affidavit of probable cause.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The Pentagon officially corroborated these sightings in 2020.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Two witnesses also corroborated the barista’s account, according to the affidavit.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
The woman’s statement was corroborated by Facebook messages between the two, according to the plea agreement.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
Defense witnesses corroborated that the brothers' upbringing was less than idyllic.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Authorities have not yet corroborated the videos.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
Payroll revisions and job cut data also corroborated the bottom, peaking last spring and declining since.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
At first glance, things may look severe, but that has not been corroborated by any means.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Pictures and text messages were provided to the detective that corroborated statements during the interview, according to Coast Star, citing an affidavit of probable cause.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The Pentagon officially corroborated these sightings in 2020.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Two witnesses also corroborated the barista’s account, according to the affidavit.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
The woman’s statement was corroborated by Facebook messages between the two, according to the plea agreement.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
Defense witnesses corroborated that the brothers' upbringing was less than idyllic.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corroborated
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Acting Deputy Commissioner Jill Rogers confirmed a number of investigations were underway into the incident, including an Independent Police Conduct Authority investigation, Coronial enquiries, and a Critical Incident Review.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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The 200-acre campus, now called Aspiria, is a contender for a potential Royals ballpark after the team confirmed that an affiliate purchased the mortgage of the campus in the spring, giving the team some financial leverage over the site.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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This has reinforced the perception that AMD is still very much in the early stages of its AI journey, with Nvidia controlling a dominant share of training workloads, and Broadcom now threatening to gain market share with its custom silicon.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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However, DeepSeek's breakthrough with R1 earlier this year reinforced China's position as a formidable AI player in its own right.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Information was obtained from sources believed to be reliable but was not verified for accuracy.—
Robert Barone,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Star-Telegram reached out to Texas A&M, and the university verified the video’s authenticity.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Dolphins, however, bolstered a top-10 run defense in 2024.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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But while a federal crime crackdown looms over the city, a possible move only bolstered by the violent Labor Day weekend, local street outreach workers remain focused on their efforts to clamp down on the violence in the neighborhood.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Imagine how validated Rainbeau must feel, like Chicken Little when the town wakes up to the fact that aliens are actually coming.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
2 Sep. 2025
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The goal was to get child survivors to come together, recount their experiences and feel validated.—
Jessica Tzikas,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Bayrou had argued that young people in France are being burdened with years of debt to accommodate boomers.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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The county argued the action didn't violate First Amendment rights because the books were still available to all library users — a point Lesko, Brophy McGee and Stewart stressed for Maricopa County's action.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, Mariah Carey was honored with coveted Video Vanguard Award (as well as her first-ever VMA win for Best R&B) while Busta Rhymes received the MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award and Ricky Martin proved why he was awarded with the Latin Icon trophy.—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Hulu offered Jenner Furst and Julia Willoughby Nason's Fyre Fraud, which boasted an interview with McFarland himself that ultimately proved controversial when it was revealed the fraudster was paid for his time.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Corroborated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corroborated. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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