bear out
verb
bore out; borne out also born out; bearing out; bears out
: confirm, substantiate
a theory borne out by data
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Examples of bear out in a Sentence
the newly discovered papers bore out the rumors about the president's personal life
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Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 10 Apr. 2024
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According to their creation story, Navajos were born out of the same earth and stone.
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The organization was born out of an event called the Sacramento Mural Festival that took place in 2016.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 28 Mar. 2024
Unlike with Fisker, this is a move born out of aggression rather than desperation.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
The page-long resolution itself was born out of an attempt to bridge differences that had made the Security Council — the world’s primary body for maintaining international peace and security — seem weak and ineffective in multiple attempts to stop the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
—Toluse Olorunnipa, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 10 Apr. 2024
The idea for the holiday was born out of the love and loss Claudia Evart experienced after both of her siblings died.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
The program was born out of the economic crisis, according to Holleran.
—Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
According to their creation story, Navajos were born out of the same earth and stone.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
The Little Syria project was born out of a desire to remind people that Arab Americans, and specifically Syrian Americans, have been here for 150 years.
—Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2024
The organization was born out of an event called the Sacramento Mural Festival that took place in 2016.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 28 Mar. 2024
Unlike with Fisker, this is a move born out of aggression rather than desperation.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
The page-long resolution itself was born out of an attempt to bridge differences that had made the Security Council — the world’s primary body for maintaining international peace and security — seem weak and ineffective in multiple attempts to stop the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
—Toluse Olorunnipa, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of bear out was
in the 15th century
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bear out
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: confirm sense 4
the facts bore out her story
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