discourse marker · academic
as evidenced by
/æz ˈevɪdənst baɪ/as EV·i·denced by
used to indicate that something is supported by clear evidence
Examples
“As evidenced by rising hospital admissions, the illness is spreading rapidly.”
“As evidenced by the decline in sales, the product failed to meet customer needs.”
“The success of the programme, as evidenced by multiple evaluations, suggests it should be expanded.”
Band 8 sentence
“As evidenced by long‑term studies, early language exposure significantly enhances later literacy skills.”
Collocations
- as evidenced by the data
- as evidenced by recent research
Word family
Common mistakes
As evidenced from the report, there were many errors.→As evidenced by the report, there were many errors.
The improvement is evidenced, by the better scores.→The improvement is evidenced by the better scores.
Say it for a higher band
5the data shows→6this suggests→7+as evidenced by
Synonyms
as shown by
Easily confused
as shown by
“As shown by the survey, satisfaction levels improved.”
as illustrated in
“As illustrated in the chart, demand peaked in July.”
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