substantiate
verb (used with object)
to establish by proof or competent evidence.
have substantiated
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present perfectof substantiate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Federal enforcement actions have substantiated concerns about algorithmic pricing coordination; the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
Two years ago, in fact, the president of a special investigation commission convened by the federation appeared to suggest Castillo was Colombian, something that Chilean officials now say they have substantiated.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2022
“Those records would have substantiated survivors’ complaints about Dr. Strauss’s unnecessary medical exams.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2019
Public health experts have substantiated the linkage between transmission of Zika virus in pregnant women and microcephaly in their fetuses.
From US News ● Jun. 24, 2016
How would he have substantiated the starving curate and his fireless home, in the face of the solid comfort of Holly Lodge and the absolute invisibility of the curate and his emaciated progeny?
From A Knight on Wheels by Ian Hay
