bear out
verb
bore out; borne out also born out; bearing out; bears out
: confirm, substantiate
a theory borne out by data
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the newly discovered papers bore out the rumors about the president's personal life
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The success of Netflix’s Atypical and The Night Agent likely put the Chicago-area native in a favorable position to sell Back in Action, a spy action-comedy that was born out of Gordon’s original premise of how children would impact the espionage careers of Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2025
Building trades members filling the Council chamber bore out their support.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
That was in full evidence at the Australian Open, with Jovic's heavy defeat to Rybakina and Joint's loss to Pegula, who explained that part of her late development was not caution or planning, but born out of a simple and fundamental fear that all tennis players experience no matter their age.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Their predictions bore out: Foreign governments and lobbyists spent lavishly at his Washington hotel, which has since been sold, as well as at his Mar-a-Lago resort and other properties.
—Karen Yourish, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2025
Building trades members filling the Council chamber bore out their support.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
That was in full evidence at the Australian Open, with Jovic's heavy defeat to Rybakina and Joint's loss to Pegula, who explained that part of her late development was not caution or planning, but born out of a simple and fundamental fear that all tennis players experience no matter their age.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Their predictions bore out: Foreign governments and lobbyists spent lavishly at his Washington hotel, which has since been sold, as well as at his Mar-a-Lago resort and other properties.
—Karen Yourish, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Bear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20out. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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