verifying 1 of 2

adjective

as in confirming
serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something failed to produce any verifying evidence

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verifying

2 of 2

verb

present participle of verify
as in arguing
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of the dispatcher was able to verify the caller's location

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Recent Examples of verifying
Verb
Severe disruptions to internet and cellphone networks have made gathering and verifying information from Tigray difficult, although some connectivity was reported Sunday. — Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 In the middle, verifying the work requires nearly as much labor as doing it. — Adriana Munoz Vergara, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Visa’s Trusted Agent Protocol focuses on verifying agent identity and authorization. — Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 Workers also assembled the parts in a trial run, verifying that every component matches the blueprints. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026 Around the same time, OpenAI researcher Boris Alexeev managed to formalize the proof, verifying its correctness step-by-step using the programming language Lean. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2026 Health Minister Roger Kamba said in July that the government was verifying payroll lists after the names of people not involved in the response were added. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Authority officials, including chief executive Ian Choudri, improperly signed off on $680,500 worth of payments without verifying if the services were truly necessary, according to the OIG, in violation of state regulations. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026 Discussions about limiting Iran’s nuclear program are formidably complex, with challenges that are both technical (determining the speeds of centrifuges that can be used) and diplomatic (verifying the Iranians’ often dubious claims of disarmament). — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verifying
  1. supporting
  2. confirming
  3. supportive
Adjective
  • The incredible supporting cast is made up entirely of old-hand character actors, promising but underknown newcomers, and comedy- or comedy-adjacent figures with passionate niche followings and Gumby-esque limbs.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 17 June 2026
  • Some went after Cashman, some after Boone, some after Steinbrenner’s son Hal, and some after Aaron Judge’s non-supporting cast.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Definition of supporting
Verb
  • The news was revealed during Friday’s New York Comic-Con panel to coincide with the release of Book 1, confirming that the story of Avatar Pavi and her twin sister Nisha will continue through Books 3 and 4.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
  • On Thursday, the broadcaster added to Maniscalco’s response in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, confirming the timeline and saying Raw Comedy was put out to pasture because of low ratings.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of confirming
Adjective
  • But the study also found that fewer than half of employees agreed that their organizations encouraged transparent communication or invested in developing fair and supportive managers.
    — Michael Corvini, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Wireless, supportive, and simple to store, this is the purchase your home’s been missing all along.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of supportive

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“Verifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verifying. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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