circumstantiated

verb

past tense of circumstantiate
as in backed (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumstantiated
  1. established
  2. documented
  3. corroborated
  4. proved
  5. recorded
  6. validated
  7. demonstrated
  8. identified
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  • In Wednesday's hearing, DHS said that a law established this year helped create a team that would provide resources to patients who experience disruptions in care.
    — Conor Wight, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • The bill also established new borrowing caps for parents and graduate students who take out loans, and imposed new restrictions for Pell Grants, among other measures.
    — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of established
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  • Yes, there should be more bike lanes; the positives are well documented.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Throughout the journey, Pfendler documented life alone at sea for hundreds of thousands of followers on social media, sharing the physical and mental challenges of crossing one of the world's largest oceans.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of documented
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  • While club sources corroborated that the relationship appears in better standing, the Soto-Lindor dynamic has lingered for two seasons.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Trump has strongly denied the allegations, which have not been corroborated, and the release of the potential notes comes after other documents related to that accuser were also previously not made public.
    — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of corroborated
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  • Their play proved why, even in the face of adversity in the second half.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • The fear that Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, established in Ethiopia, would reign supreme after Ethiopia deregulated the largest telecommunications market proved misplaced.
    — Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of proved
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  • When the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the high temperature in Philadelphia was 76 degrees — Thomas Jefferson himself recorded the measurement.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • Goalkeeper Angelina Anderson recorded one save for her third shutout of the season.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of recorded
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  • With the wireless earbuds validated, the way is clear for Soundcore to bring Thus into larger product categories.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The nanodiamonds will also need to be tested for stability and sensing capabilities, which will be further validated by CSIRO.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2026
Definition of validated
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  • Tens of thousands of protestors have demonstrated daily over the past month.
    — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026
  • The system was recently demonstrated in a footage shared by the Beijing Institute of Technology’s (BIT) school of mechanical engineering.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Definition of demonstrated
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  • The Wayne County Coroner's Office identified the victims as Hiteshkumar Suthar, Hinaben Suthar and Isha Suthar, according to the Akron Beacon Journal.
    — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • If your pet already has a microchip, make sure the information is up to date; sometimes, even pets with microchips can’t be identified because the phone number associated with them has been disconnected.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of identified
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