vetted

[vet-id]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Informal.

verified or checked for accuracy, authenticity, suitability, etc..
The website’s editorial process ensures professionally vetted and approved content.
Refugees selected by the U.S. government for resettlement are the most thoroughly vetted people to come to the United States.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of vet.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of vetted¹

vet ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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“Everything was vetted and vetted … to the detriment in some ways of the agency,” the former official said.

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Meanwhile, reporters in L.A. are in physical peril as they try to provide vetted facts the administration readily denies.

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"This policy punishes people who escaped the Taliban, risked everything to support democracy, are already vetted, were told by the US government to wait," he wrote on social media platform X.

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In a video posted to his Truth Social website last week, Trump said the recent attack in Boulder, Colorado "underscored the extreme dangers" posed by foreign nationals who had not been "properly vetted".

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In a video posted to his Truth Social website, Trump said the recent alleged terror attack in Boulder, Colorado "underscored the extreme dangers" posed by foreign nationals who had not been "properly vetted".

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