evidences 1 of 2

noun

plural of evidence
as in proofs
something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim do you have any evidence that this bike is yours?

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evidences

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verb

present tense third-person singular of evidence
as in documents

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Recent Examples of evidences
Noun
Tome is also accused of intentionally deleting digital evidences, police said. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2026 What Frost’s claim evidences is that perennial American anxiety about speaking a tongue whose name isn’t shared with that of our nationality. — Literary Hub, 1 July 2026 This evidences deliberate indifference to foreseeable violence. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evidences
  1. proofs
  2. documents
  3. testimonies
  4. attests
  5. testaments
  6. bears out
  7. testimonials
  8. proves
Noun
  • Funhouse Chaos Soon after Cohen shared his result, other mathematicians started using it to unlock new proofs about how waves behave in chaotic situations.
    — Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Five days after OpenAI let mathematicians pick apart Astra's proofs of ten long-open math problems, the same model earned a much less celebratory distinction.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of proofs
Verb
  • The report documents allegations of professors and teaching assistants injecting anti-Israel activism into coursework, even going so far as to offer extra credit for attending anti-Israel events.
    — Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Harry is at the center of Netflix’s latest reality dating series, Let’s Marry Harry, which documents his Bachelor-style journey to find his wife.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of documents
Noun
  • Their greatest challenge was balancing the multiple registers of the film’s oral testimonies with Hayasuke’s plea to not speak alone in the book’s literary prose.
    — Dylan Adamson, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Their stories are not chronicles of any time, place, or personality, but testimonies to the human spirit.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of testimonies
Verb
  • Kelly Campbell attests that there really is something about the space.
    — Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026
  • After ten years of working at Harlow’s, Romandia attests that artists are attracted to playing at more intimate venues like Harlow’s in Sacramento.
    — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of attests
Noun
  • After all the glowing testaments to his character, the apartment was startlingly nondescript.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Public’s strength and ambition today stand as direct testaments to his leadership and vision through storms and blue skies alike.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 July 2026
Definition of testaments
Verb
  • The numbers behind the gut feeling The data bears out Blankfein’s instinct in striking detail.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 May 2026
  • Each session of Congress bears out different circumstances and has different characteristics given the electoral reality of that session.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Definition of bears out
Noun
  • And over the rest of the week, speakers at the Black Hat security conference down the Strip provided their own testimonials about AI’s effectiveness in finding software vulnerabilities.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Look past the design for evidence of actual closed deals, real sector experience, and testimonials from sellers, not just buyers.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of testimonials
Verb
  • That firepower proves too much for USC, which gets beat at home for the first time since November 2024.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Documenting these metrics identifies areas for improvement and proves the program’s ROI.
    — Michelle Sims, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of proves

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