corroborate
verb (used with object)
to make more certain; confirm.
has corroborated
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present perfectof corroborate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The BBC has corroborated a number of the women's accounts with friends and family who were told about the encounters with Leto at the time.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The Tibetan government in exile, which is based in Dharamshala, India, said it has corroborated the information through its own contact in Tibet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Fillmore died in 2013, but research from the past 10 years has corroborated her work, as studies using bigger data sets and more-sophisticated statistical methods keep flattening the famed J-shaped curve.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2023
“Surveillance video from a nearby business has corroborated H.A.’s account of what happened.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
I made the experiment two years ago, and all my experience since has corroborated the conclusion then arrived at.
From Assimilative Memory or, How to Attend and Never Forget by A. (Alphonse) Loisette
