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as in to verify
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
we require more than simply your word to authenticate this story
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Recent Examples of authenticate
The papers — which The Athletic has seen and authenticated, along with The Times and a YouTube documentary team — comprise a judgment against City by UEFA’s ‘club financial control board’ (CFCB) in 2020.
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
To prevent Mallory or another adversary-in-the-middle from obtaining the key, Alice must first authenticate herself through Okta, Ping, or whatever other identity provider, or IDP, Bob’s organization uses.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025
Others have used computer vision with some success in aiding material analysis of pigments and texture; more mercenary applications by museums and collectors include its potential to authenticate works of art.
—Sonja Drimmer, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
Todd said the center reached out to experts including Alan Mackenna of Loch Ness Exploration to authenticate the image.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
To prevent Mallory or another adversary-in-the-middle from obtaining the key, Alice must first authenticate herself through Okta, Ping, or whatever other identity provider, or IDP, Bob’s organization uses.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025
Others have used computer vision with some success in aiding material analysis of pigments and texture; more mercenary applications by museums and collectors include its potential to authenticate works of art.
—Sonja Drimmer, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
Todd said the center reached out to experts including Alan Mackenna of Loch Ness Exploration to authenticate the image.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for authenticate
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In the United States, however, in order for a wine to be categorized as organic, both the winery’s vineyards and facilities need to be certified by one of the major organizations — USDA Organic, Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) or California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF).—
Jillian Dara,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Moving into a new home or apartment, changing party affiliation or updating a name, for example, all would now require that Americans go in-person to an election office with original or certified documentation of identity and citizenship status to make any changes or register at all.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2025
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But now, the SSA is changing that policy, which a White House official told CBS MoneyWatch is due to the rollout of anti-fraud software that will be able to identify anomalies and flag potential fraud when people verify their identities over the phones.—
Anne Marie Drummond Lee,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Applicants must personally provide, at minimum, documents that verify their full legal names, birthdays, Social Security numbers, legal residence and lawful status.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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Early wins don’t necessarily guarantee long-term success, so continuous improvement is key.—
Hope Horner,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Cousins' salary for the upcoming season is fully guaranteed.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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He was pronounced dead by a physician at 6:05 p.m., the South Carolina Department of Corrections confirmed to CBS News.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Production on new episodes began in January, with Elordi, Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney among the other cast members confirmed to return.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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On the bench, like a trainer hyping up a boxer, Murray’s Denver Nuggets teammates continuously affirmed him, telling him to keep his head up, assuring him that good things would eventually start to happen.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Heineken reported first-quarter revenue growth that beat analysts’ expectations on Wednesday morning and affirmed its full-year guidance despite the tariff risks.—
Brandon Gomez,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
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As his more experimental solo records attest — and which went unrepresented on Thursday — White is guilty of being inconsistent.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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Drinking more water really is key to glowing skin, an extra few hours of sleep does more… Accessorize Pearl Jam Pearls are back, as one look at the Paris runways will attest.—
Michael Odell,
Air Mail,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Authenticate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authenticate. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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