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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
Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
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
Adjective
Google Maps In October 2020, McGlynn was notified in a letter from Champion schools superintendent John Grabowski that he was being placed on administrative leave after several allegations of misconduct and emotional abuse of players were corroborated during an investigation by the school district.
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Rivas Hernandez was first reported missing on April 5, 2024 as confirmed by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office to the Los Angeles Times.—
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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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As an example, over the most recent summer, Ko Itakura and Alassane Plea, the team’s best centre-back and most important utility attacker respectively, were both sold, with the squad being reinforced only with cheaper, unproven players.—
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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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Its figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants and cannot be independently verified by TIME.—
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An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.—
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The recall effort was significantly bolstered by Democracy in Action, a political action group which collected about half of the necessary signatures, spending more than $30,000 in the process.—
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That effort will be bolstered by the return of starting running back Gabe Abel and fullback Cam Miller, who will make their season debuts after sitting out due to injuries.—
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The coalition called for a rigorous, large-scale trial with validated biomarkers and pre-registered endpoints.—
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That starts with biobanking—the systematic, validated and coordinated collection, processing and storage of biological samples like organs, blood, urine, tumor tissue and cerebrospinal fluid—paired with deep and accurate clinical annotation.—
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City officials argued that yoga — even when taught for free or by donation — is a commercial activity and not protected by the First Amendment.—
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Residents acknowledged there’s always going to be some noise in a dense urban area like downtown, but argued the noise from cars and motorcycles is above the normal din.—
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But the job search proved futile, partly due to visa uncertainties and the impacts of the Department of Government Efficiency.—
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Since the end of the pandemic, consumers have proved to be the backbone of the American economy—much to the surprise of some of Wall Street’s biggest names.—
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“Corroborated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corroborated. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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