vetted
Americanadjective
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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
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the simple past tense and past participle of vet.
Etymology
Origin of vetted
Example Sentences
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At least one vetted vessel paid $2 million to use the corridor around Larak Island just off Iran's coast, it reported.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
It might have become obvious to some users that the likelihood was remote that their work was being personally vetted by the cited experts.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
She assumed her name would be redacted like the other women who were vetted by settlement administrators in previous victim lawsuits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
However, it is unlikely to do so given that its members are first vetted by the Guardian Council before being elected by a popular vote of Iranian men and women ages 18 and older.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
There had been hundreds of CDO deals—400 billion dollars’ worth of the things had been created in just the past three years—and yet none, as far as they could tell, had been properly vetted.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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