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as in proved
to gain full recognition or acceptance of
you must demonstrate your scientific thesis before a jury of your professional peers
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as in established
to show the existence or truth of by evidence
the paleontologist hopes to demonstrate that dinosaurs once existed in central Peru by unearthing the fossil evidence
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as in revealed
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs
the babysitter's actions during the emergency demonstrate beyond doubt her general dependability
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as in explained
to make plain or understandable
a few striking facts should demonstrate the complex nature of our topic
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as in illustrated
to show or make clear by using examples
the visiting physicist demonstrated very graphically several basic scientific principles
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Recent Examples of demonstrated
Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Circle has not yet demonstrated its capacity to scale to such levels.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
That was demonstrated to the extreme on Sunday, during Daniil Medvedev’s match against Benjamin Bonzi inside Louis Armstrong Stadium.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
In a July 2025 journal article, physicist Florian Grussie and collaborators at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics demonstrated that the first molecule to form in the universe, helium hydride, HeH⁺, could have been more abundant in the early universe than previously thought.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Winter's team has even demonstrated in simulations that the warps could be responsible for spiral patterns seen in some planet-forming disks, or temperature fluctuations of up to 10 degrees Celsius between different parts of a disk.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Kim demonstrated making kimchi for the crowd.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Flight test nine also demonstrated the vehicle's suborbital trajectory by reaching suborbital space before mechanical failures ended the mission.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
Capable of conducting multiple types of experiments The successful completion of the aerobraking maneuver demonstrated the agile and flexible capabilities the X-37B provides the United States Space Force.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
An air quality expert demonstrated how to build an air purifier with a box fan for people struggling with smoke in their homes.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Circle has not yet demonstrated its capacity to scale to such levels.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
That was demonstrated to the extreme on Sunday, during Daniil Medvedev’s match against Benjamin Bonzi inside Louis Armstrong Stadium.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
In a July 2025 journal article, physicist Florian Grussie and collaborators at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics demonstrated that the first molecule to form in the universe, helium hydride, HeH⁺, could have been more abundant in the early universe than previously thought.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Winter's team has even demonstrated in simulations that the warps could be responsible for spiral patterns seen in some planet-forming disks, or temperature fluctuations of up to 10 degrees Celsius between different parts of a disk.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Kim demonstrated making kimchi for the crowd.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Flight test nine also demonstrated the vehicle's suborbital trajectory by reaching suborbital space before mechanical failures ended the mission.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
Capable of conducting multiple types of experiments The successful completion of the aerobraking maneuver demonstrated the agile and flexible capabilities the X-37B provides the United States Space Force.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonstrated
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The fans responded to the team's new winning ways, even though winning proved to be temporary.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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While machines have mastered both sight and sound, the sense of taste has proved harder to digitize.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Aug. 2025
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On May 19, the DOJ established the Civil Rights Fraud Initiate to prosecute recipients of federal funds that engage in DEI.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The landmark case established that flag burning alone is protected political speech.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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Tony didn’t find out about their daughter until after Ziva’s death, then father and daughter spent several years together before Ziva revealed the truth.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Athletic revealed last Wednesday that Brazilian Luiz Fernando Iubel has joined Liverpool as the club’s new individual development lead coach.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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For those viewers questioning why Kendra Licari virtually harassed her own daughter, the answer is not made entirely clear in the documentary, Borgman explained in the interview.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Courtney Crown, senior media specialist at the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE), explained there are no penalties in place for school districts that fail to report employee injury data.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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While creatives have historically devised and illustrated their ideas, using tech tools like Photoshop to fine-tune them, the script appears to have flipped — with AI starting the process and humans perfecting the final product.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Budding influencers have been warned to look after their health, after researchers illustrated what the average influencer might look like come the year 2050.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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If 42 days passes without a confirmed infection, that chain of contagiousness is generally considered broken, explains Gabriel Benavidez, an epidemiologist at Baylor University in Texas.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
21 Aug. 2025
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Wildlife Management Supervisor Brett Beatty with the Division of Wildlife verified there have been reports of dead deer in Hamilton County, but no confirmed cases of epizootic hemorrhagic disease yet.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
The Enquirer,
19 Aug. 2025
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At Tomah, the report showed a similar breakdown, with nine shortages among clinical staff and five nonclinical.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Initial testing showed performance comparable to conventional materials.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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Anphsin 12-Piece Velvet Pumpkin Set Luxe velvet is the fabric of fall, and these soft and sophisticated velvet pumpkins can be displayed in a variety of ways.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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Hong Kong and Beijing — At a busy market in a small town of China’s Hebei province, Labubu is no longer the coveted collectible displayed in glass cases.—
Haicen Yang,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Demonstrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonstrated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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