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
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  • They were repatriated through cooperation between Indonesia’s Culture Ministry and the FBI after provenance research established the objects had been smuggled out of Indonesia, Zon said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • Jarvis has established himself as one of the best two-way wingers in the league for that exact reason.
    — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of established
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  • That doesn’t include thousands of kinds of insects and other invertebrates known to live in the Okefenokee, plus countless others yet to be documented by humans.
    — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • At a hospital in Sokoto, records shared with AP show nearly 40 children previously treated for malnutrition since February are currently under treatment again, in addition to those not documented.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Definition of documented
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  • Rolling Stone said two others corroborated Shepherd’s account; his uncle also spoke with ABC News.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Rix corroborated the spy shots of its luxurious interiors with a sweeping central infotainment display.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
Definition of corroborated
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  • His goal proved especially important when Minnesota’s Devin Padelford was left unmarked on a set piece and scored on a header in the 75th minute.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • More than anything else, that team proved what a romantic optimist Keegan was, to dream of playing football like that in the second tier, and to be brave enough to deliver it, telling his players to go out and entertain the fans.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of proved
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  • Florida has recorded just over 100 cases, with most of the cases recorded since June.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • The latter player — the two-time NWSL MVP — recorded her ninth goal of the season.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Definition of recorded
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  • The consensus is that for critical business functions, success depends on rigorously validated, specialized AI tailored to specific workflows, rather than broad, general-purpose solutions.
    — TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • After the Mac has been cleaned, change its login password because CrashStealer may have captured and validated that credential.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of validated
Verb
  • The company already demonstrated this with Starship V2, but not with Starship V3.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
  • Argentina have demonstrated a flair for the dramatic, eking out instant-classic victories over Cape Verde, Egypt and, most recently, England.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026
Definition of demonstrated
Verb
  • The man, identified by police as Joseph Gordon, is being held at the Parker County Jail on two counts of capital murder, according to the post.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026
  • The intruder, later identified as Andrew Truelove, was charged with hate crime - burglary, hate crime - menacing, hate crime - criminal trespass, and harassment by the NYPD.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of identified
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