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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  • But Susser said the unease might also reflect that society hasn’t quite established clear norms around AI use.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The Lakers won five championships during the ’80s and established themselves as the league’s glamour franchise.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of established
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  • Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the Dawn of the Modern Woman, which documented the making of 1961’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026
  • For that reason, any hair collected from the traps is bagged and documented to be sent back to Morin’s lab in Mississippi for genetic testing.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of documented
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  • TeamPCP, a ramshackle but extremely capable gang largely made up of teenagers, took credit for the attack, and researchers have largely corroborated the claim.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The company says the output must be corroborated through ordinary investigative methods.
    — Nicole M. Bennett, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of corroborated
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  • Unfortunately, pandemic restrictions on public gatherings meant there was no championship parade, and the title proved to be the lone triumph of James’ Lakers era.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • While the armed services have struggled with recruiting in recent years, those problems have largely eased and retention has generally proved less of a challenge, data from the armed services show.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of proved
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  • At least a dozen attacks on health facilities and workers were recorded as of mid-July, according to local health authorities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The latest scorcher comes after Western Europe recorded its hottest June and July on record, according to Copernicus, the European Union’s climate monitor.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of recorded
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  • Once in flight, the aircraft validated and characterized its beyond-line-of-sight command-and-control connection.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
  • By Sharing Content On LinkedIn Referrals remain the most powerful channel because trust has already been validated by someone else.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of validated
Verb
  • Numerous studies have demonstrated the importance of strength training as well.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The Hormuz crisis demonstrated the strategic value of the United States’ transformation from a major oil importer into a leading producer and exporter.
    — Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of demonstrated
Verb
  • The Puerto Rican boxer had brain surgery but never fully recovered from his injuries, identified as a large subdural hematoma, and was in a persistent vegetative state.
    — Matt Moret, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The Institute for Justice, a nonprofit law firm specializing in civil liberties cases, identified over 100 incidents of automatic license plate reader abuse, including stalking and wrongful stops.
    — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of identified
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