circumstantiated

verb

Definition of circumstantiatednext
past tense of circumstantiate
as in backed (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumstantiated
  1. established
  2. corroborated
  3. proved
  4. recorded
  5. validated
  6. demonstrated
  7. identified
  8. upheld
Verb
  • Musk’s interest in GB News is another sign that the insurgent network is now firmly established in the UK after launching in 2021.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Buffett established the nonprofit charity in 1995.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of established
Verb
  • The forum's moderators corroborated the claim by stating that they were sent evidence of the user's possession of the hardware.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Leaders of host communities, humanitarian workers and local authorities in Ivory Coast have corroborated the testimonies of the refugees.
    Arlette Bashizi, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of corroborated
Verb
  • And many strikes proved far deadlier.
    Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The second attempt for a preliminary injunction proved successful.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of proved
Verb
  • These two head coaches met in 2023, when Vance Joseph’s defense recorded four turnovers as the Broncos upset the Bills in Orchard Park.
    Jacob Robinson, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Here the chants sound like they were recorded right in the emerald green backyard displayed on the album cover with Bad Bunny’s friends shouting back at him.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of recorded
Verb
  • These findings were then validated through molecular experiments, cellular studies, and animal trials, demonstrating the effectiveness of this approach.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Once validated by The New York Times, few metropolitan film critics dared to opt out of the year-end chore.
    Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of validated
Verb
  • Initially, the company demonstrated leadership in the energy sector by pledging to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 or earlier.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The study demonstrated high levels of agreement between the two satellite measurements.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of demonstrated
Verb
  • The victims have not been publicly identified.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Jamar Banks, 52, was busted two days after police identified him as a suspect in the two stabbings and asked the public’s help tracking him down.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of identified
Verb
  • As Reuters reports, Indonesia's Ministry of Industry has upheld its ban on the iPhone 16 because Apple has yet to meet its domestic content rules.
    Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Although the Supreme Court upheld the protection of the snail darter, President Jimmy Carter would intervene the following year, signing legislation that exempted the Tennessee project from the ESA, leading to its eventual completion.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of upheld
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