confirmatory
adjective
con·fir·ma·to·ry
kən-ˈfər-mə-ˌtȯr-ē 
: serving to confirm : corroborative
a confirmatory test
Examples of confirmatory in a Sentence
a confirmatory test for pregnancy
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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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Tim Maurer, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
This was to be my second, confirmatory trip to the gallery.
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
In cases where there is a high level of suspicion, antibiotics are often started in advance of confirmatory testing.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Samples collected from the Navigator of the Seas outbreak are still pending confirmatory testing, according to the CDC.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 18 July 2025
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Tim Maurer, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
This was to be my second, confirmatory trip to the gallery.
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
In cases where there is a high level of suspicion, antibiotics are often started in advance of confirmatory testing.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Samples collected from the Navigator of the Seas outbreak are still pending confirmatory testing, according to the CDC.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 18 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for confirmatory
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“Confirmatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confirmatory. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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