confirmatory
adjective
con·fir·ma·to·ry
kən-ˈfər-mə-ˌtȯr-ē 
: serving to confirm : corroborative
a confirmatory test
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a confirmatory test for pregnancy
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That first test for hepatitis C can be done right in the clinic, but the second confirmatory test usually has to be sent to a central lab.
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Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2025
Integrated in portable machines, AI-powered X-rays help bridge that gap by flagging potential TB cases, allowing health workers to quickly refer those patients for confirmatory tests, reducing delays that often cost lives.
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Status-quo bias is a powerful force that threatens to render us just another confirmatory voice in a one-dimensional echo chamber.
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This was to be my second, confirmatory trip to the gallery.
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Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2025
Integrated in portable machines, AI-powered X-rays help bridge that gap by flagging potential TB cases, allowing health workers to quickly refer those patients for confirmatory tests, reducing delays that often cost lives.
—CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
Status-quo bias is a powerful force that threatens to render us just another confirmatory voice in a one-dimensional echo chamber.
2.
—Tim Maurer, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
This was to be my second, confirmatory trip to the gallery.
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Confirmatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confirmatory. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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