- present tense form of validate (3rd person singular).
validates
Example Sentences
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“Just by having the hearings, it validates it. It’s a validation tool. ‘If they’re talking about it, it must be real.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Though she said the win validates her decision to come to Glasgow, she defended the decision of others to withdraw.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Max Cady either validates the paranoia of upstanding men obsessed with protecting or dominating women, or the disdain felt by those whom such men look down upon.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
“The Anthropic lease validates our strategy and establishes a long-duration revenue stream with one of the world’s leading AI companies,” TeraWulf CEO Paul Prager said in a statement.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
If you have a heterogeneous class make up of many different ethnicities, abilities, races, providing activities validates who they are as people, and sends a message that their voices are valued.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
