circumstantiating

verb

present participle of circumstantiate
as in backing (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumstantiating
  1. proving
  2. establishing
  3. corroborating
  4. documenting
  5. identifying
  6. demonstrating
  7. recording
  8. validating
Verb
  • But on May 1, 1960, just four years after the U-2’s debut, the Soviet miliary shot down one of the planes, flown by Francis Gary Powers, proving that the US underestimated Soviet capabilities.
    — Emma Balleste, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • McHale found that Washington is likely to succeed in proving its claims that Kalshi violated state laws on gambling and consumer protection.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of proving
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  • Netanyahu’s government, the most nationalist and religious in Israel’s history, has boasted of establishing over 100 new settlements.
    — Joseph Krauss, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Turkey’s Defense Ministry confirmed Thursday that Ankara is participating in meetings in Jeddah aimed at establishing the coalition.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of establishing
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  • Any association with a person, Leonardo says, requires additional investigative work and corroborating information under applicable legal requirements and agency procedures.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Berlinger concluded that there wasn’t enough corroborating evidence to use Dostie’s theory as an element in the series.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of corroborating
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  • The one-time child star had spoken openly about navigating addiction and postpartum depression in her adult life, documenting those struggles as well as the painful loss of her brother in a memoir released this year.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Publishing an official conversion at release, documenting the quantization decisions and signing the result would take limited effort.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of documenting
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  • His three-step approach begins by defining the long-term goal and identifying the 90-day milestones that move the organization toward it.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Still, a number of Western states don't have statewide wildfire rules and codes, or even maps identifying high risk areas.
    — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of identifying
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  • Dern largely dominated the five-round co-main event, demonstrating superior skills throughout the contest.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Top podcaster Alex Cooper’s beverage business is shutting down, demonstrating the challenges online creators often have in diversifying their work away from content.
    — Ashley Carman, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of demonstrating
Verb
  • His scoreless streak then went the way of the Metrodome before recording a single out in Minneapolis.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Schanuel continued to see the Royals’ pitching well, recording three hits.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of recording
Verb
  • While less visible than publishing itself, peer review plays a foundational role in technical ecosystems—evaluating methodologies, validating research quality, and influencing emerging disciplinary standards.
    — William Jones, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Architecture validated in 28-nanometre environment The first phase of the collaboration focused on validating the QCIM core under demanding operating conditions.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of validating
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