corroborate
verb (used with object)
to make more certain; confirm.
corroborating
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present participleof corroborate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, Britain’s Labour government stalled on corroborating its ally’s assertions while Labour held its annual conference and rallied to a new prime minister, Andy Burnham.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
"We've had enough other corroborating data... to confirm that those vessels were clearly out there," Poling said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
In a statement to the BBC, a justice department official said: "We are not aware of any corroborating evidence that the president contacted law enforcement 20 years ago."
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
This is Epstein’s version, but she seems to be, in the email, kind of corroborating what Epstein is saying about Trump being there.
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2025
What happens when the whistle-blowers’ corroborating evidence is factored into the analysis of the match data?
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
