CORROBORATES Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

corroborates

verb

present tense third-person singular of corroborate

as in confirms

to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony

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as in reinforces

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 corroborates Brady and Calvino find out Riley was at Ray Biller’s apartment and talk to his friend, who corroborates what Riley was doing there the night he was killed. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 Warburg’s Mnemosyne Atlas, a project begun in 1924, corroborates this perception. — Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026 Mary corroborates this; the show just sort of fell into her lap. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026 It was considered a manifestation of the god Ptah, believed to be the patron of craftsmen, and finding traces on a coffin corroborates this connection. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026 Investigator Dan Van Lanen of the Hobart/Lawrence Police Department said in the report that content from a video surveillance system inside Jacobs’ garage corroborates the altercation the woman described. — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Mundo Deportivo corroborates these key figures, while noting that Cancelo only has a year left on his contract at Al-Hilal. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Investigators collected four shell casings in the exterior area near the rear entrance, which the Shively detective said in the affidavit corroborates footage showing Gray firing a firearm multiple times. — Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 July 2026 Evidence corroborates Cummings’ admission. — A.d. Carson, The Conversation, 6 May 2026

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According to a news release, a new agreement confirms that the UG and Wyandotte County Board of Public Utilities (BPU) will keep jurisdiction over all ancillary development surrounding the stadium.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
The Wrap confirms that a fifth installment in the Disney Channel Original Movie franchise is on the way.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of confirms

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His son Gal, 25, was killed fighting in Gaza in December 2023, a loss that reinforces his appeal to voters focused on security.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
That growing threat reinforces our conviction in cybersecurity as a long-term AI winner.

— Alexa LoMonaco,Matthew J. Belvedere,Jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of reinforces

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Police in California are investigating the theft of trading cards worth at least $963,000 that were taken from a FedEx truck parked outside of a company that verifies memorabilia.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
In testing the holiday period’s effectiveness, the report also verifies that spending at peak periods of demand does not guarantee the highest marginal return on media spend (MROM).

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of verifies

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The bigger issue, Chesky argues, is a shortage of new construction.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The union argues that income limits topping $500,000 in parts of the state make it more a tax break for the wealthy than an education program.

— Lara Murray-Sterzel, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of argues

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The pain of this story lies squarely in the past, and Lee, who wrote the script with Oh Jung-mi, proves more willing than usual to bridge the gap between then and now.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
This woman couldn't point to one place in the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, or the Declaration of Independence that proves her claim that males have the right to compete in women's sports or use women's restrooms.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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