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as in to confirm
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony
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as in to reinforce
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 corroborate
Uranium is not part of the MP’s business, but the policy corroborates the message that Washington is serious about securing a domestic supply chain of energy and minerals.
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Todd Gordon, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Authorities have not yet corroborated the videos.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
Before Jett’s body was discovered this year, Kelley testified that investigators could not locate death certificates in either Mexico or the United States to corroborate Von Ferdinand’s statements regarding Jett’s death.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
In corroborating much of the testimony Pentagon intelligence official David Grusch offered in July 2023, Elizondo also accused the Department of Defense of hiding its UFO programs from Congress while misappropriating funds to operate them.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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The man, whose position CNN confirmed independently, said he could be arrested too, but that would not stop the business.—
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The Conejos County Coroner Richard Martin previously confirmed to PEOPLE that the men died after being struck by lightning.—
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
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Pettersson’s sturdy performances over the weekend, and the fact that the club gave him a lengthy look on Sunday on the right side, would seem to have reinforced his incumbency in the battle for a spot in the opening-night lineup.—
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Detectives determined that Holland never stalked Kristil and verified his whereabouts in a different state at the time she was killed.—
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Mud Jeans has become the first denim brand to achieve the TESTEX Circularity Label, a certification that independently verifies durability, repairability and recyclability in textiles.—
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There were also in-store styling events and the participating retailers donated 10 percent of their sales to bolster the fund.—
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The national nonprofit helps private, historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, bolster their academics and keep their tuitions affordable.—
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Abrego Garcia’s lawyers have argued that travel to Moshannon is far more difficult for members of the defense team based in Nashville, and not easier for those in New York.—
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During oral arguments at the Arizona Supreme Court, attorney Eric Fraser, who argued on behalf of the state, didn't deny political violence occurred in the country.—
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Master classes with Mann and Kogonada drew capacity crowds, while the Actors’ House program featuring Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, and Ninomiya Kazunari proved particularly popular.—
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Could prove revolutionary for photonics This new material could be very useful in things like photonics, where computing and devices that use light (photons) instead of electricity (electrons) are used.—
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“Corroborate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corroborate. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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