confirmations

noun

plural of confirmation
as in proofs
something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim regards the finding as a confirmation of the theory that extraterrestrial impacts were responsible for the demise of the dinosaurs

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Recent Examples of confirmations How to organize documents so nothing gets lost Keep passports, identification, reservation confirmations and emergency contacts together in one place. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026 The traveler is left managing multiple confirmations, while employees may lack a complete picture of the guest’s plans. — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026 Their confirmations helped establish the court’s current 6-3 conservative majority. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 21 July 2026 Be extra careful with photos, tax documents, travel confirmations, medical forms, school paperwork or anything that includes your address, phone number or financial details. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026 Between airline reservations, hotel confirmations, vacation rental check-ins, mobile boarding passes, and digital payment platforms, travelers leave a long trail of sensitive data across multiple websites and apps. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026 That complicates every task on the floor for the party, from confirmations to legislation. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 13 July 2026 The cast confirmations come following the departures of Amanda Batula, who starred on the show for 10 seasons, and West Wilson, who appeared in three seasons. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026 On Friday, only two cases of Legionnaire’s Disease had been reported, although city doctors were awaiting additional confirmations. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confirmations
  1. proofs
  2. evidences
  3. testimonies
  4. testaments
  5. testimonials
  6. witnesses
Noun
  • Funhouse Chaos Soon after Cohen shared his result, other mathematicians started using it to unlock new proofs about how waves behave in chaotic situations.
    — Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Five days after OpenAI let mathematicians pick apart Astra's proofs of ten long-open math problems, the same model earned a much less celebratory distinction.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of proofs
Noun
  • Tome is also accused of intentionally deleting digital evidences, police said.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2026
  • What Frost’s claim evidences is that perennial American anxiety about speaking a tongue whose name isn’t shared with that of our nationality.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
Definition of evidences
Noun
  • Their greatest challenge was balancing the multiple registers of the film’s oral testimonies with Hayasuke’s plea to not speak alone in the book’s literary prose.
    — Dylan Adamson, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Their stories are not chronicles of any time, place, or personality, but testimonies to the human spirit.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of testimonies
Noun
  • After all the glowing testaments to his character, the apartment was startlingly nondescript.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Public’s strength and ambition today stand as direct testaments to his leadership and vision through storms and blue skies alike.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 July 2026
Definition of testaments
Noun
  • And over the rest of the week, speakers at the Black Hat security conference down the Strip provided their own testimonials about AI’s effectiveness in finding software vulnerabilities.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Look past the design for evidence of actual closed deals, real sector experience, and testimonials from sellers, not just buyers.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of testimonials
Noun
  • According to police sources, witnesses said two men threw two bottles containing an unknown substance into the deli.
    — Allen Devlin, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors said last week in a legal filing that Laster’s efforts to intimidate witnesses included contacting co-defendants when he was not allowed to.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of witnesses

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