substantiate
verb
sub·stan·ti·ate
səb-ˈstan(t)-shē-ˌāt 
substantiated; substantiating
2
: to establish by proof or competent evidence : verify
substantiate a charge
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substantiated his claim to local mountaineering fame with a photo of himself on the summit of Mount McKinley
Mr. MacGregor couldn't substantiate that it was Peter, and not some other rabbit, in the cabbage patch.
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 23 May 2025
Image Image Despite investigations by the Department of Justice, the F.B.I. and the E.P.A.’s acting inspector general, no evidence of waste or fraud has materialized to substantiate Mr. Zeldin’s concerns.
—Claire Brown, New York Times, 17 May 2025
But Department of Social Services regulators have substantiated a host of other violations in recent years and ordered the facility to implement corrective actions, records show.
—Jeff McDonald, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
Numerous research studies have substantiated that the use of CoT tends to spur generative AI toward better answers than if CoT is not being used.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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“Substantiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/substantiate. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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substantiate
verb
sub·stan·ti·ate
səb-ˈstan-chē-ˌāt
substantiated; substantiating
1
: to give substance or form to : embody
2
: to establish by proof or evidence
substantiate a claim
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