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vindicating 1 of 2

adjective

as in supporting

serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something vindicating documents have turned up only recently the defendant's alibi was supported by vindicating testimony from a key eyewitness

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verb

present participle of vindicate

as in acquitting

to free from a charge of wrongdoing vowed that the evidence would completely vindicate him

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as in confirming

to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of recent discoveries have generally vindicated the physicist's theories

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Only after Abrego succeeded in vindicating his rights did the Executive Branch reopen that investigation. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 Villa hit their stride emphatically, with every win vindicating Emery’s message. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 21 May 2026 Eros Vanzella, an astronomer at the National Institute for Astrophysics in Italy, who has previously studied LAP1-B with JWST and led the team that first discovered the galaxy, finds these latest results vindicating—and promising. — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 13 May 2026 The findings can feel vindicating for people who have tried to curb cravings for sweets and failed. — Korin Miller, SELF, 24 Mar. 2026 Many hoped that lepton universality would be violated, but the LHCb collaboration, perhaps to their own surprise, wound up vindicating the Standard Model. — Big Think, 19 Mar. 2026 Her dominant performance was vindicating and erased a bittersweet moment from last season at state. — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026 The moment was vindicating for the humanitarian and volunteer, who was the subject of one of a number of pageant scandals over the last few weeks. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025 Sainz finished third at Baku, capturing Williams' first podium in years and vindicating his decision to believe in team principal James Vowles' vision for the future. — Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025

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The incredible supporting cast is made up entirely of old-hand character actors, promising but underknown newcomers, and comedy- or comedy-adjacent figures with passionate niche followings and Gumby-esque limbs.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Some went after Cashman, some after Boone, some after Steinbrenner’s son Hal, and some after Aaron Judge’s non-supporting cast.

— Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025

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Jurors at his 2025 murder trial deliberated for weeks before acquitting him on one murder count and failing to reach a verdict on another murder count.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
Observers say the jury’s 10-2 vote in favor of acquitting Jonathan Rinderknecht was a major blow to Essayli’s office.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

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Budgets shift and priorities compete, and alignment erodes quietly unless leaders keep confirming it as conditions change.

— Leslie Ellis, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Ever since ’Daya slyly popped out with a giant rock on her ring finger, the couple has been pretty private about confirming their next life stage.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of confirming

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This opinion sparked debate in the online nutrition community, with some dietitians and nutritionists arguing that bananas should not be villainized based on a small body of research.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Prasad defended his decision by arguing that the company didn’t compare its mRNA vaccine’s efficacy to the correct existing vaccine.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026

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