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circumstantiated

verb

past tense of circumstantiate
as in backed (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumstantiated
  1. established
  2. documented
  3. corroborated
  4. proved
  5. recorded
  6. validated
  7. demonstrated
  8. identified
Verb
  • This turns the tables on them, with one of crypto's biggest and most established companies working to appeal to wealthy investors who may want options with a range of strategies and asset classes.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
  • What distinguished their negotiations was that Kissinger and Zhou each established a true intellectual appreciation for the other as a partner.
    — Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of established
Verb
  • My colleague Caroline Petrow-Cohen documented the company’s victory in August, when the California Public Utilities Commission gave Waymo the green light to expand into Marin, Napa, Orange and Riverside counties, among other places.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The antitrust balloon-squeezing phenomenon is well documented.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of documented
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  • Trejos’ lawyers said their account is corroborated by surveillance footage.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
  • According to the criminal complaint filed last week, surveillance footage from the camera system in the garage corroborated the woman’s statement.
    — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of corroborated
Verb
  • As Kwan has proved with his midseason renaissance, walks and singles can go a long way.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Jodie Comer won the Tony and Olivier awards for the stage version, and Erivo proved equally captivating on the big screen — albeit under a very specific racial and socioeconomic context.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of proved
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  • In 2025, 101,900 people applied for asylum in the UK, the third-highest number ever recorded in a calendar year, according to government figures.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The club struggled against Astros starter Hunter Brown, who recorded 10 strikeouts in his outing.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of recorded
Verb
  • Deterministic code converted both data sources into a common format, validated them and ran a verifier.
    — Nitin Gupta, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Or Renardo Green, who had a key interception early and validated his strong offseason and training camp.
    — Vic Tafur, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of validated
Verb
  • Though Lock and Fleury aren’t Darnold and Kubiak, Wednesday night’s game demonstrated that Seattle is not interested in making terribly many overarching changes from last year’s general offensive approach.
    — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The rendezvous demonstrated skills that could be useful to a variety of customers down the road, according to the company.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of demonstrated
Verb
  • Turn 5 comes just before the underpass, a heavy braking zone that’s been identified as a possible overtaking spot, and Turn 6 is underneath the highway, marking the start of Subida de las Cárcavas.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • To sleep, no more Two scientists who identified the role that a key neuropeptide plays in the uncontrollable sleepiness of narcolepsy were one of three recipients of the prestigious Lasker Awards, announced Thursday.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of identified
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