confirmed

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con·firmed | \ kən-ˈfərmd

Definition of confirmed

1a : marked by long continuance and likely to persist a confirmed habit

b : fixed in habit and unlikely to change a confirmed do-gooder

2 : having received the rite of confirmation

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Other Words from confirmed

confirmedly \ kən-ˈfər-məd-lē

\ adverb

confirmedness \ kən-ˈfər-məd-nəs

, -ˈfərm(d)-nəs \ noun

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inveterate, confirmed, chronic mean firmly established. inveterate applies to a habit, attitude, or feeling of such long existence as to be practically ineradicable or unalterable. an inveterate smoker confirmed implies a growing stronger and firmer with time so as to resist change or reform. a confirmed bachelor chronic suggests something that is persistent or endlessly recurrent and troublesome. a chronic complainer

Examples of confirmed in a Sentence

a confirmed grouch who never seems to smile a confirmed tendency to exaggerate about everything

Recent Examples on the Web The Ohio Department of Health reported Sunday that the number of confirmed or probable infections of the novel coronavirus had risen to 920,217, up 2,138 since Saturday. — Jane Morice | Jmorice@cleveland.com, cleveland, "Ohio reports 2,138 new coronavirus cases, 7 new deaths: Sunday update," 7 Feb. 2021 The Oregon Health Authority on Saturday reported 707 new confirmed or presumptive coronavirus cases and 19 more deaths. — oregonlive, "Coronavirus in Oregon: State reports 707 new cases, 19 deaths," 30 Jan. 2021 Daily confirmed deaths have shot from about seven deaths per million in early December, to more than 24 per million now. — Star Tribune, "New virus strains make the next six weeks crucial," 29 Jan. 2021 No confirmed deaths have been reported there in the last 15 days. — Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al, "Mapping Alabama’s 3,000 coronavirus deaths," 5 Nov. 2020 On April 7, the city saw its largest death toll — 815 confirmed and probable deaths — along with 6,045 cases and more than 11,000 hospitalizations. — Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, "Virus Hospitalizations Are Up in N.Y.C. But This Time, It’s Different.," 30 Oct. 2020 Seven of its 12 confirmed virus deaths were recorded over a recent 10-day period. — USA TODAY, "Event exceptions, school foggers, virtual state fair: News from around our 50 states," 12 Aug. 2020 Vietnam went from having reported no confirmed deaths and very few cases to battling fresh outbreaks that emerged in the seaside city of Danang. — Nicole Winfield, chicagotribune.com, "US, India and Brazil account for nearly two-thirds of all COVID-19 infections," 11 Aug. 2020 Vietnam went from having reported no confirmed deaths and very few cases to battling fresh outbreaks that emerged in the seaside city of Danang. — Arkansas Online, "Global coronavirus cases top 20M as Russia approves vaccine," 11 Aug. 2020

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