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adj. - Serving to support or corroborate.

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Usage examples (37)
  • Verb (used with object), : Time validated our suspicions. ,to validate a passport
  • I use the term validating not in the sense of 'proving true' an impossibility), but in the sense of 'being good enough to be useful').
  • Karpinski said Wednesday's decision represented "another nuance in validating petitions."
  • "It's my hope we will have very clear and detailed guidance on what is expected in validating a person's signature on petitions."
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