validation
noun
val·i·da·tion
ˌva-lə-ˈdā-shən 
: an act, process, or instance of validating
especially
: the determination of the degree of validity of a measuring device
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Examples of validation in a Sentence
I'm afraid we cannot act on your claim without validation.
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Mental health support forums provide young people with belonging and validation in addition to advice and social support.
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Casey Fiesler, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2024
Recently, the landscape has offered further validation that preindustrial Icelanders regularly killed and harvested these leviathans.
—Andrew Chapman, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
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Casey Fiesler, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2024
Recently, the landscape has offered further validation that preindustrial Icelanders regularly killed and harvested these leviathans.
—Andrew Chapman, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for validation
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“Validation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/validation. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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