as in supportive
serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something
that's an interesting hypothesis but one that still awaits confirmational data
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Top Paw Velvet Orthopedic Couch Dog Bed Just like humans need a comfortable and supportive mattress, dogs also benefit from a bed that supports their bones and joints.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025 -
My friends and family were supportive and life’s too short.—
Jody Darwick,
Flow Space,
10 Sep. 2025
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Sure, that was exacerbated, and to some degree directly caused, by the ample non-supporting cast around him, especially on the offensive line.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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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
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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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“Confirmational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confirmational. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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