CIRCUMSTANTIATED Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

circumstantiated

verb

past tense of circumstantiate

as in backed (up)

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Since coming to power in 2012, the ruling populist party has gradually established control over mainstream media while often describing embattled critical outlets as enemies of the state.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
The Special Criminal Court was established to try war crimes and other human rights abuses committed during the coups and violence that the country has experienced since 2003.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of established

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There have also been documented crashes involving delivery robots and bus shelters.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Researchers have documented similar practices across the industry, even for injectable weight-loss drugs that typically require a physical exam and other precautions before beginning treatment.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of documented

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In 2016, former beauty pageant winner Baylee Curran alleged that Brown had pulled a gun on her, although Brown maintained his innocence and the story was never corroborated.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Paul Perrin, chief curator and director of conservation and collections at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, corroborated some of the Zak family’s claim.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of corroborated

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Despite a loss to Arlington Bowie, Arlington Lamar proved itself as a top competition, forcing the Volunteers into overtime.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
Its rapid ascent is proved by revenues growing tenfold in the past five years and projected to hit the 450-million-euro milestone in 2026.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of proved

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The shooting is the latest in a series of mass killings in South Africa, where police recorded 5,427 homicides during a recent three-month period.

— Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
The conversations are already recorded and transcribed, so the more durable approach is to read the record instead of relying on memory.

— Snehal Nimje, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of recorded

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That vision was validated by unanimous approval from competition authorities in nearly 70 jurisdictions worldwide, who agreed this deal is pro-competitive, pro-consumer and pro-worker.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2026
The strongest candidates would then be validated at USA Rare Earth’s research and development facility in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, before potentially being incorporated into the company’s processing flowsheets.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of validated

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Physicists at The City College of New York have demonstrated microwave-to-optical conversion using chromium sulfide bromide, or CrSBr.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Willis already has demonstrated the necessary leadership traits to be a franchise quarterback, something that often requires one to consistently fall on the sword — even if the very failure did not remotely involve you.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of demonstrated

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The researchers identified several ways to improve the system.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
The team then identified the nature of the candidate dwarf galaxies by comparing their colors and structures to observations of other dwarf galaxies.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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