as in to confirm
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
the dispatcher was able to verify the caller's location
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Recent Examples of verify
The Maricopa County Recorder’s Office verified 3,858 signatures on June 25, triggering the city’s requirement to call the election.
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Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 12 July 2025
Cain, 27, verified that the screenshots (mostly from Twitter and the now-defunct platform CuriousCat) were authentic, and launched into an explanation of her late teenage years, seemingly to explain the surfaced comments.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Those whose citizenship can't be verified with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles will be given 30 days to provide documentation.
—Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 11 July 2025
Instead of relying only on a password, MFA requires you to verify your identity using two or more methods.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
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Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 12 July 2025
Cain, 27, verified that the screenshots (mostly from Twitter and the now-defunct platform CuriousCat) were authentic, and launched into an explanation of her late teenage years, seemingly to explain the surfaced comments.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Those whose citizenship can't be verified with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles will be given 30 days to provide documentation.
—Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 11 July 2025
Instead of relying only on a password, MFA requires you to verify your identity using two or more methods.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verify
confirm
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Trump also polled the members of Congress present about firing Powell and received a positive response, Reuters later confirmed.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Martinez's family confirmed his identity, according to reporting by ABC13.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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“Verify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verify. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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