as in confirming
serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something
a confirmatory test for pregnancy
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Recent Examples of confirmatory
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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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.
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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 such cases, your healthcare provider may still advise cutting back on dietary cholesterol, including eggs, until more detailed and confirmatory research on the cholesterol/egg link is unveiled.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2025
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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
In such cases, your healthcare provider may still advise cutting back on dietary cholesterol, including eggs, until more detailed and confirmatory research on the cholesterol/egg link is unveiled.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confirmatory
Adjective
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Some went after Cashman, some after Boone, some after Steinbrenner’s son Hal, and some after Aaron Judge’s non-supporting cast.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 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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Kids ‘n Kinship provides friendships and positive role models to children and youth ages 5-16 who are in need of an additional supportive relationship with an adult.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
8 Jan. 2026
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The response was overwhelmingly supportive, which did surprise me a little.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Local reactions and political support During a prefectural assembly session on Monday, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party proposed a supplementary budget including about 31 million yen for public relations activities related to the restart.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Dec. 2025
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At the same time, keep your eyes open for part-time supplementary work as well as companies that may be more financially secure and able to pay a healthier wage.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Confirmatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confirmatory. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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