as in evidence
something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim
she presented proof that she had not cheated
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Recent Examples of proof
This can enable them to scan packages, follow turn-by-turn walking directions and capture proof of delivery all without needing to use a smartphone.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Searching for ‘proof’ when hanging by a wish until the sun shines again.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
The glasses will allow drivers to scan packages, following detailed walking directions, and document proof-of-delivery without their phones.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
What existed in the White House was a relative lack of ostentation — formal, but showing occasional signs of wear and tear, proof that this was a People’s House, not a palace.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Searching for ‘proof’ when hanging by a wish until the sun shines again.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
The glasses will allow drivers to scan packages, following detailed walking directions, and document proof-of-delivery without their phones.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
What existed in the White House was a relative lack of ostentation — formal, but showing occasional signs of wear and tear, proof that this was a People’s House, not a palace.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for proof
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proof
Noun
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In many cases, those determinations simply cannot be made until court cases begin, and evidence relating to the suspect's background and planning are publicly available.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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Furthermore, when colonizers attempted to burn all evidence of Nkrumah’s time as a revolutionary leader, Hesse snuck his reels out of Ghana, and into a London vault, where the footage has spent decades inside, waiting to be digitized.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The speakers offer special sermons dedicated to detainees, testimonies from family members of people being detained or personal stories.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Harvick and Byers’ testimony comes after Perry found in a separate case that Homeland Security’s account of events in the city was not reliable.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Comparable in size to the Arc de Triomphe, the Porte Monumentale also contained surface ornamentation based on Haeckel’s exacting lifelong documentation of organisms to be found in the world’s oceans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Be sure to also provide them with your confirmation number, flight details, seat number, and any supporting documentation.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Proof.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proof. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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