Verb (used with object), : Time validated our suspicions. ,to validate a passport.    From Dictionary.com. 

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').    From Wordnik.com.  [Climate Science, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

Karpinski said Wednesday's decision represented "another nuance in validating petitions.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Appeals court revives referendum on Montgomery ambulance fees] Reference

"It's my hope we will have very clear and detailed guidance on what is expected in validating a person's signature on petitions.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Appeals court revives referendum on Montgomery ambulance fees] Reference

But I also feel as strongly as I ever did that the government has little business in validating the some of their reasons but not others.    From Wordnik.com.  [True Blue - Swampland - TIME.com] Reference

Support for MSBuild tasks, in other words validating the validation as part of the build.    From Wordnik.com.  [MSDN Blogs] Reference

The every-nerd gets girl premise is even kind of validating for many of you.    From Wordnik.com.  [Me vs. the Spider-Marriage | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources] Reference

It's easy to get caught in the self-justification trap, especially when one is accused of "validating" the enemy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cheney's Pelosi Ploy] Reference

My actual learning happens when I deconstruct the knowledge itself getting deeper into the full meaning of the notion of "validating".    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-10-01] Reference

Thus, Pelosi and the Democrats are accused - not of undermining our policy objectives in the region - but simply of "validating" al Qaeda.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cheney's Pelosi Ploy] Reference

Without a doubt, Bayh has received hundreds of calls validating Feingold’s proposal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Firedoglake » FDL Late Nite Bonus Bayh Edition: Spring the Crooks] Reference

"validating" comic strips as an art, nor about engaging with the youth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brandon Sun Online - Top Stories] Reference

That’s funny, because "validating" my question last, seems a lot like "can’t come with anything clever".    From Wordnik.com.  [NEW TRAILERS: ASLAN IS ON THE MOVE] Reference

There's -- nobody is validating what they're making.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 18, 2009] Reference

The economy seems to be validating the market's gains.    From Wordnik.com.  [IS THIS BULL FOR REAL?] Reference

Thank you for validating how truly stressful it can be!.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Completely Unbearable'] Reference

Ann Coulter is, I'm afraid, validating this effort for money.    From Wordnik.com.  [Terry Krepel: Ann Coulter Doesn't Hate Gays Enough for WorldNetDaily] Reference

Instead of curing the patient of a delusion, you were validating it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cutting Desire] Reference

President Laurent Gbagbo signed a decree on Thursday validating the list.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ivory Coast President Approves Voter List] Reference

You can't argue the first without validating, wittingly or not, the latter.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jeff Merkley shows Dems how it's done on "mosque"] Reference

But you do not keep on validating something that has already been validated.    From Wordnik.com.  ['No Playing Games'] Reference

For Susanka, the January 21 seminar was a validating and somewhat surreal moment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Buzzword: Rightsizing] Reference

For example good science often involves very precise approaches to validating a finding.    From Wordnik.com.  [Moving to the next round of health reform] Reference

I found myself listening more than talking, because getting his perspective was so validating.    From Wordnik.com.  [Michelle Cacciatore: When Where We've Been Meets Where We're Going] Reference

If you keep on validating it, it tends to undermine the validity of what you're trying to validate.    From Wordnik.com.  ['No Playing Games'] Reference

The first point was just really validating that his story to the control tower was the correct story.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 14, 2009] Reference

We recently acquired the mortgage on your home and are in the process of validating account information.    From Wordnik.com.  [No, that e-mail isn’t from your new bank] Reference

Craig Stammen began his second half with a strong start, and the trick now is validating it with another.    From Wordnik.com.  [Game 97 discussion thread: Nationals at Brewers] Reference

I think we're going to see a 5-4 decision in validating Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Cleveland.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 3, 2009] Reference

The politicians are mostly bit players, desperate for self-validating air time, obscure beyond their states.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lost In The Big Blur] Reference

It is validating for people with migraines to hear this because they know there is a reason for what they are feeling.    From Wordnik.com.  [Headaches From Hell] Reference

Consumers Union has noted previously about travel social media sites, there's no proven method of validating such claims.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bedbugs: Why New York is the city that never sleeps] Reference

This study has also brought forward the first complete account of court records validating the activities of the Fair Play men.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784 A Study of Frontier Ethnography] Reference

And like most questions in our techno-driven/uber-commercial/capriciously-validating culture, it's an answer you can find online.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jill Di Donato: Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful] Reference

"I think the public should hear that independent sources are validating what we are saying -- that USAir is a safe airline," he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mystery Of Usair 427] Reference

I believe that if you recognize feminism as a political category, you're validating the notion that machismo is a political category.    From Wordnik.com.  [ARGENTINA: WERE I A MAN] Reference

Right now, our tire engineers are validating data from an extensive tire-wear performance test to be posted online in the weeks ahead.    From Wordnik.com.  [New presidential candidate for tire-wear testing] Reference