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as in proved
to gain full recognition or acceptance of
substantiated his claim to local mountaineering fame with a photo of himself on the summit of Mount McKinley
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as in verified
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
Mr. MacGregor couldn't substantiate that it was Peter, and not some other rabbit, in the cabbage patch
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as in embodied
to represent in visible form
the artist's intense feelings are substantiated by his paintings' bold colors and broad brush strokes
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as in established
to show the existence or truth of by evidence
substantiate the need for a tuition increase with some concrete figures
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as in reinforced
to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)
Darwin spent the rest of his life gathering evidence to substantiate his theory of the origin of species
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Recent Examples of substantiated
Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Feb. 2026
The letter requests the department suspend state payments to facilities where probable fraud or false reporting is found, refer substantiated cases to prosecutors and notify state lawmakers of the results.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 31 Dec. 2025
In earlier years, Meadowridge garnered scrutiny in a report by the Disability Law Center, which found substantiated incidents of abuse and neglect between 2014 and 2016.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Lauren Manaker Ms, Health, 19 Feb. 2026
Of the 10 complaints in 2025, Provost Rahul Shrivastav said one was substantiated, two are still being investigated and the rest were resolved, the student paper reported.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
No law enforcement agency has so far substantiated the note.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
Claims must be limited to what can be substantiated, per the partners; systems must be designed with enforcement in mind.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
Only after the boy’s death were allegations involving his siblings substantiated.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Those assumptions are all widely held—but poorly substantiated.
—Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
Sheriff Nanos has shot down media reports that Cioni is considered a prime suspect in her disappearance and had to inform the public that ransom reports sent to media outlets, including TMZ and local news stations in Arizona, have not been substantiated.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
The lawsuit names both Johnson and the city of Austin as defendants, arguing that city leadership knew about Johnson’s conduct and failed to intervene even after an independent investigation substantiated many of the allegations raised by staff.
—Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
In a situation where a company finds substantiated evidence of either type of violation carried out by an indirect supplier, they are mandated to perform an ad hoc risk assessment of that body, too.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Feb. 2026
The letter requests the department suspend state payments to facilities where probable fraud or false reporting is found, refer substantiated cases to prosecutors and notify state lawmakers of the results.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 31 Dec. 2025
In earlier years, Meadowridge garnered scrutiny in a report by the Disability Law Center, which found substantiated incidents of abuse and neglect between 2014 and 2016.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
But the new study—along with previous research—reiterates that worries of weight gain with mango consumption aren’t substantiated.
—Lauren Manaker Ms, Health, 19 Feb. 2026
Of the 10 complaints in 2025, Provost Rahul Shrivastav said one was substantiated, two are still being investigated and the rest were resolved, the student paper reported.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
No law enforcement agency has so far substantiated the note.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
Claims must be limited to what can be substantiated, per the partners; systems must be designed with enforcement in mind.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
Only after the boy’s death were allegations involving his siblings substantiated.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Those assumptions are all widely held—but poorly substantiated.
—Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
Sheriff Nanos has shot down media reports that Cioni is considered a prime suspect in her disappearance and had to inform the public that ransom reports sent to media outlets, including TMZ and local news stations in Arizona, have not been substantiated.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
The lawsuit names both Johnson and the city of Austin as defendants, arguing that city leadership knew about Johnson’s conduct and failed to intervene even after an independent investigation substantiated many of the allegations raised by staff.
—Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for substantiated
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Since mid-2025, federal immigration agents, including ICE officers, have shot at people at least 16 times during enforcement operations, resulting in multiple injuries and four confirmed deaths.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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So far, among the confirmed returning cast members of the Emmy-winning series, in addition to Sudeikis, are Brett Goldstein (Roy Kent), Hannah Waddingham (Rebecca Welton), Juno Temple (Keeley Jones), Jeremy Swift (Leslie Higgins) and Brendan Hunt (Coach Beard).—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
17 Jan. 2026
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Unidos and the handful of other local groups training observers last year adopted tactics that proved effective elsewhere, including the use of whistles to alert neighborhood residents to the presence of ICE agents.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
22 Feb. 2026
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More than 1450 days later, that timeframe looks hopelessly naïve and has proved to have been a fundamental miscalculation that has taken a devastating toll in pain, destruction and bloodshed.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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It was also verified that all the packages had been sent from different addresses, located in the municipality of Los Alcázares, in the Murcia region.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Among other things, the finding must be verified by other experimental groups.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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This vision calls on each of us to recognize our role in this larger public health ecosystem, where personal and collective responsibility is reflected in policy and initiatives, as well as embodied in the way some communities already support one another.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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As the literal bearer and the first hearer of his films’ sound, Wiseman was also the immediate receiver of the subjects’ discourse in its most concentrated form, on headphones, and his material relationship to these voices is embodied in the work.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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Loro Piana in 1997 established the annual Record Bale Award, driving his and the brand’s quest for increasingly finer merino wool fibers every year.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
16 Feb. 2026
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In their place Carlos Alcaraz and Sinner have established themselves as the kings of the court, and the rest of the world consistently isn’t in their sphere.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Feb. 2026
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These experiences reinforced my belief in personal responsibility and fair contracts—values that drive my platform to eliminate property taxes and unleash freedom for Texans.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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More off days for Altuve is another possibility — one that could be reinforced if the Astros do carry their current infield surplus into the season.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
14 Feb. 2026
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The variety of robots on stage demonstrated a diverse range of engineering philosophies.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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And, as Honey demonstrated at the windowsill, windows are attractive to toddlers but also harbor lead paint and dust.—
Jimmy Lovrien,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2026
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Some board members who voted no said the district had not sufficiently demonstrated that broad layoff notices were the most responsible or strategic option and argued that the analysis did not fully account for the operational and human consequences of issuing RIF notices at that scale.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The war enters its fifth year this month, and Kyiv is in a stronger position than at the start of 2025, a Carnegie Endowment expert argued in Foreign Affairs.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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