circumstantiate

Definition of circumstantiatenext

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Verb
  • But the team’s youth and inexperience proved to be a strength, not a weakness.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
  • But claims that Los Angeles — alongside New York — was the safest big city are generally considered overstated rather than conclusively proven.
    James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Dylan's older brother, Ashten, has since established a GoFundMe to help support Dylan and his family pay their rent during this challenging time, noting that Dylan has lost out on work and income during his recovery.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
  • The board’s five-part plan establishes a timeline to follow and directs district staff to execute some steps, including naming the new chief at the start of the new school year and the price tag of the search.
    Natalie La Roche Pietri, Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • Whether anything corroborates the account independent of the parties.
    Briana Mascaro, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • Eventually, the victim corroborated the attack to the deputy.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • Save Girls’ Sports activists gathered outside Yorba Linda High School in protest, which OutKick documented firsthand through conversations with parents and attendees at the meet.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
  • Over the last 20 years, scientists have documented an increasing number of juvenile great white sharks cruising waters off Southern California beaches.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Proof of age is required at check-in to validate this Great Wolf Lodge discount code.
    Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
  • The analyst still read the intelligence, made the judgment call about version pinning and validated the AI agent’s findings and escalations.
    Aqsa Taylor, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • Malo Gusto is athletically capable of being the Frimpong at Chelsea, but has not demonstrated the same level of aptitude in front of goal.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 17 May 2026
  • The United States has already demonstrated this with export controls on advanced chips, restricting which nations can develop certain AI capabilities.
    David Liberman, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • Responding officers with the Memphis Police Department later identified Dunmars as the driver of the Jeep Cherokee involved in the incident.
    Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
  • This marks Congo’s 17th recorded Ebola outbreak since the virus was first identified in the country in 1976.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • Of that trio, Ejae is largely known for her work in K-pop, while the other two have primarily recorded other forms of music.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Bogaerts has recorded five steals on five attempts.
    Data Skrive, New York Times, 15 May 2026
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“Circumstantiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumstantiate. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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