- past tense form of substantiate.
- past participle of substantiate.
substantiated
Example Sentences
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If companies find the allegations are at least partly substantiated, they are likely to offer a more generous settlement, lawyers and HR executives say.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
The anticipated decrease in heart disease was not substantiated, and, more alarmingly, they cited “excess harm.”
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
The ASA does not comment on specific cases, but is taking steps against the advertisers flagged by the BBC which made claims that were "unlikely" to be substantiated.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
In more than a third of the cases, prosecutors quickly dismissed charges that couldn’t be substantiated, refused to file charges at all, or lost at trial.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
Evidence Against Her or Suspicious Circumstances: Story of man in her compartment is substantiated by the evidence of Hardman and that of the woman Schmidt.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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