circumstantiating

present participle of circumstantiate

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Many are now scheduled for next year, proving again that delays are a constant in the space industry.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026
  • As a result of Holzman’s advocacy and Dylan’s example, the singer-songwriter movement was born, once again proving that American music is defined not by its adherence to the past, but by its capacity for reinvention.
    Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Netanyahu said that Israel is allowing the Lebanese army to begin preparing to take control of territory, while the Israeli military is establishing two pilot zones.
    Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
  • The Gateway space station planned for lunar orbit was also canceled in favor of a stronger focus on establishing a base on the moon's surface.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • This figure may be based on intuition rather than fact; Kyle Patterson, RMNP’s public affairs officer, couldn’t find any recent studies corroborating it.
    Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 26 June 2026
  • The global secondary market hit $240 billion in transaction volume in 2025—a 48% year-over-year jump and the largest year on record, according to Jefferies—with Lazard independently corroborating a 53% surge to $233 billion.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Carr, who has spent decades documenting South Florida's Indigenous history, said the region's Native population had been devastated long before the American Revolution.
    Hank Tester, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Following Folklore and Evermore, the album also saw Swift return to her autobiographical tone in her songwriting, documenting various eras of her career and personal life.
    Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Some collars contained license numbers, names, and other identifying information.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • The summit will focus on educating the community about regenerative agriculture and other sustainable practices and identifying barriers of entry and solutions to those barriers for farmers.
    Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • To prevail in a habeas petition, Maxwell would need to show that serious constitutional violations occurred during her trial or sentencing, or that significant new evidence has emerged demonstrating her innocence.
    James Hill, ABC News, 24 June 2026
  • The couple spent their weekend at the Royal Castle of Ciergnon, demonstrating the close relationship between the Japanese and Belgian royal families.
    Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Herrera’s book justifiably treated the paintings as essentially autobiographical, recording a life of trials and tribulations.
    Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • As a result, recording Clovis was an intensely personal affair for both Shooter Jennings, and one of Waylon’s biggest present-day admirers, Crockett.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Increasingly, the focus must shift toward continuously validating the humans interacting with those systems.
    Sagar Gupta, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • At its best, the film rebuffs standard-issue 1950s heteronormativity, validating queerness at a moment when the Motion Picture Production Code forbade explicit reference to it.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026
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“Circumstantiating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumstantiating. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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