vetted

[vet-id]

adjective

Informal.

1. verified or checked for accuracy, authenticity, suitability, etc..

   The website’s editorial process ensures professionally vetted and approved content.

   Refugees selected by the U.S. government for resettlement are the most thoroughly vetted people to come to the United States.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of vet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vetted¹

vet ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Ministers hope the scheme will deter people from attempting to enter the UK illegally in small boats by threatening removal to France, with properly vetted asylum seekers accepted in return.

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The supervisors planned to meet with county lawyers in closed session Tuesday afternoon to discuss, in part, how the claims had been vetted.

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“What is being negotiated hasn’t been vetted by many people for loopholes,” Maybarduk told me.

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“Today in my area, we have no war,” Astal said in a phone interview Friday, adding that others are expected to come and that anyone entering the area was vetted for ties to Hamas.

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However, she added, lawsuits need to be vetted and she had asked county lawyers to verify the name of plaintiffs before approving the settlement.

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