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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumstantiate
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Comp titles—a list of three to five books that agents and authors send to prospective publishers to show how similar books did in the marketplace—rule the day, weeding out anything that varies from what has already proven itself as sellable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2025 -
That endeavor not only proved wildly successful for Swift, but played a major part in her 2020s ascension to a level of solo superstardom not seen before this century.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
4 June 2025
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In spite of his ability to carry the ball forward — a point of difference from his fellow midfielders — Willock has never quite established himself as integral, at least in part because of his struggles with injury.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Over the course of his prolific, three-decade career, the American filmmaker has established a signature aesthetic and working style that could convince any actor to beg him for a part — almost any actor.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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Police could not independently corroborate the associate’s claims, so Nickerson was not arrested or charged.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
3 June 2025
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Police were not able to corroborate that claim, according to the district attorney's office.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
3 June 2025
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Some videos document instances of bald eagles attacking and carrying small deer.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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The Online Response Jama has documented her advice on social media (@haliijama), with many of her videos going viral online.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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Electoral regulators still must validate the vote, though that is viewed as a formality.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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Effective strategies include extensive customer interviews, iterative prototyping and continuous feedback loops to validate your solutions.—
Will Fan,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Not least the fact that clubs other than City will be monitoring Gibbs-White’s position, with the 26-year-old England international having demonstrated his value emphatically again during a season in which Forest pushed for a top-five finish for many months.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Other journalists had excoriated McCarthy earlier, in print and on the radio, but Murrow met the medium and the moment in 1954, demonstrating the senator’s smear tactics and stirring a severe public backlash.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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Miami-Dade Fire Rescue pronounced the driver, who was not identified, dead at the scene.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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Weaver, who helped launch USAID's NTD Program in 2006, says that one of the principal aims of the program in the early years was to identify the most effective and efficient strategies.—
Patrick Adams,
NPR,
5 June 2025
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With two men on, Scott recorded one out in the eighth inning of the Dodgers’ 8-5 win over the Yankees on Friday.—
Gary Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
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Wacha recorded 55 swings and 11 whiffs in his outing.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
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“Circumstantiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumstantiate. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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