as in confirmed
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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 Synonyms for substantiated
Adjective
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The confirmed death toll had reached 66, Méndez said late Tuesday afternoon.—
Danica Coto,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025 -
The confirmed death toll had reached 44, Méndez said in the early afternoon.—
Martín Adames Alcántara and Dánica Coto,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The second attempt for a preliminary injunction proved successful.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
26 Dec. 2024
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And many strikes proved far deadlier.—
Patrick Kingsley,
New York Times,
26 Dec. 2024
Verb
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While some alerts can be automatically verified and addressed with the right software, many still require manual investigation, including information gathering and thorough checks.—
Bankim Chandra,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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That’s why companies are increasingly adopting continuous security validation to go above and beyond compliance requirements, ensuring that access and actions within the development process are continuously monitored and verified.—
Jeremy Vaughan,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Kirke began to spend more time at home with her son, writing and releasing songs about how to stay embodied, while always staying involved with birth work as a a doula mentor.—
Kate Branch,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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The quartet's relatable humanity was combined with Space Age optimism, embodied by Jack Kirby's magnificent sci-fi visuals for inventions like the flying Fantasticar and discoveries like the extradimensional Negative Zone.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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In his first two defenses, Foreman established himself as a dominant champ with early finishes of José Roman and Ken Norton.—
Mark Puleo,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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It was also established as a style of comedy during the 1920s and 1930s.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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However, the company has since reinforced its long-term commitment to the country and made great efforts to restore its standing in the local market.—
Tianwei Zhang,
WWD,
6 Jan. 2025
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But the windows were replaced, reinforced and cleaned up.—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Jan. 2025
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Seattle’s pursuit of veteran guard Will Fries in free agency demonstrated a willingness to be aggressive to address the interior of the line, and this would fit that approach.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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The latest wide-scale analysis of data from the Euclid Space Telescope has demonstrated just how big of an impact this European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft is set to have on science.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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The administration has now surpassed what even the strongest proponents of presidential power may have once argued.—
Claire B. Wofford,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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But hemp farmers have long argued that these regulations were excessive – and in 2018, Congress agreed.—
Katharine Neill Harris,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Substantiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substantiated. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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