BEAR OUT Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

bear out

verb

Definition of bear out

as in to verify

to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of the newly discovered papers bore out the rumors about the president's personal life

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Recent Examples of bear out These are films born out of creative necessity and a truly independent spirit. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 July 2026 For the longtime content creators, the project was born out of the realization that a good number of fans who grew up watching them on YouTube are now raising children of their own. — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 For many years, there was the presumption that content and pipeline/distribution companies should never come together, a lesson well borne out by history. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 30 June 2026 In its latter Colorado Republicans opinion, the Supreme Court specifically noted concerning practices born out of this conduit system. — John J. Martin, The Conversation, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bear out

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Throughout June, The Times verified Ukrainian strikes on oil and gas storage facilities, compression stations and power plants.

— Marc Santora, New York Times, 4 July 2026
At the streaming giant’s request, both Kalshi and Polymarket have now removed Spotify’s logo from their markets and adjusted their language to avoid implying that Spotify had verified its chart results.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 4 July 2026

Definition of verify

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Pat George, a frequent flier, avoided a line at the Admirals Club in Miami because a representative called ahead to a second lounge near Gate D15 to confirm there was no wait.

— Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Although the panel date has not been confirmed, the members and the team behind the webcomic will be on it to chat about their upcoming plans.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of confirm

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The defense had argued to delay the hearing, saying in court filings this spring the high volume of discovery meant Robinson’s attorneys would be unable to adequately prepare.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Proponents argue recordings would solve a long-standing crisis that leaves many proceedings with no verbatim record.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of argue

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During a 2019-20 artist residency with New York City’s Department of Records and Information Services, Weist mined municipal archives for records revealing how city government had defined, supported and monitored past artists.

— Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Developed by L3Harris Technologies under the Combat Mission Systems Support framework, the system will be operated by the command's Space Delta 3 (DEL 3) – Space Electromagnetic Warfare, with acquisition and sustainment supported by System Delta 89.

— David Szondy July 06, New Atlas, 7 July 2026

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