- present participle of validate.
validating
Example Sentences
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A messy legal battle ensued, and earlier this month the Missouri Supreme Court sided with the petitioners, finding Hoskins in contempt while validating the legality of the referendum petition.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Layla says she has always given herself a hard time for not "coming up to scratch" but that taking part in the research project has felt "validating and freeing".
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
"The next steps will involve validating these findings in animal models of early post-traumatic osteoarthritis and studying how ultrasound-based modulation affects long-term tissue repair in joint injury settings," Subramanian says.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
“In that moment, it was incredibly validating to realize that if Guillermo liked what we were doing, then it made sense to keep on doing it,” Roy said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
Five years later, a handsome, apple-cheeked young man named Andrew would look back at that conversation as one of the most validating moments of his life.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
