Thesaurus / proven
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That there is a distinct field for such a book is proven by the unexpectedly large demand for the first edition.
BRITISH HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS FROM A MOTOR CARTHOMAS D. MURPHYThough he lacked the highest moral courage, his physical bravery was proven on many a stricken field from Valladolid to Warsaw.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISONIt is well known that these declarations of science are mere speculations, plausible indeed, but nowhere proven to be true.
GOSPEL PHILOSOPHYJ. H. WARDI should have remembered the consequences to the Countess if it were proven that she had been championing a fraud.
IN SEARCH OF THE UNKNOWNROBERT W. CHAMBERSBut there are other ways of explaining all these things, and perhaps it may be proven that there are better ways.
BIRDS AND ALL NATURE, VOL. VI, NO. 3, OCTOBER 1899VARIOUSThis looked bad for us at the start, but it has proven the most fortunate thing that could have happened.
THE ARGUS PHEASANTJOHN CHARLES BEECHAMThe same fate overtook all the nobles in other provinces whose share in the conspiracy could be proven.
THE WORKS OF HUBERT HOWE BANCROFT, VOLUME 5HUBERT HOWE BANCROFTHe may properly rely on the counsel's not asserting a fact that has not been proven.
ETHICS IN SERVICEWILLIAM HOWARD TAFTYou have certainly proven your ability to defend yourselves!
ISLANDS OF SPACEJOHN W CAMPBELLThe hickory had proven as stubborn as he was himself—which is saying a great deal.
TOM SLADE WITH THE COLORSPERCY K. FITZHUGHWORDS RELATED TO PROVEN
- accurate
- attested
- authentic
- authoritative
- binding
- bona fide
- cogent
- compelling
- conclusive
- confirmed
- convincing
- credible
- determinative
- efficacious
- efficient
- good
- good-faith
- in force
- irrefutable
- just
- kosher
- lawful
- legal
- legit
- legitimate
- logical
- official
- original
- persuasive
- potent
- powerful
- proven
- pure
- solid
- sound
- stringent
- strong
- substantial
- telling
- tested
- true
- trustworthy
- ultimate
- unadulterated
- unanswerable
- uncorrupted
- weighty
- well-founded
- well-grounded
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