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bear out

verb

tr, adverb to show to be true or truthful; confirm
the witness will bear me out

Back up or confirm, as in The results bear out what he predicted , or His story bears me out exactly . [Late 1400s]

If her plans bear out, Maynard will pass away surrounded by family on November 1st.

The culprit was a “highly protective” mother bear out foraging with her three cubs.

As such, the choices in the show are provocative but occasionally bear out the old adage: Dying is easy, comedy is hard.

If the PrEP trials bear out, AIDS could join the hallowed club of diseases preventable by pill.

Their gestures and manner of argument did not bear out the joyful tidings brought to the conclave by the Shahzada.

There was more than one tradition in the berserker Scotch family to bear out the truth of it.

This seems to bear out the common view of the Enharmonic as produced by the introduction of an 'accidental' or passing note.

He didn't see, or didn't mind, that his going away would bear out the wicked story!

This may seem pitching it very high, but in our opinion, the poems will bear out the assertion.

April 20, 2024flabbergast

[flab-er-gast ]

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