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
The gates of Ynyshir, a restaurant with rooms, more of which later, planted the confirmatory full stop, or the period, of the story of the Black Badge Spectre.
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Iain MacAuley, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
In a clinical trial, researchers compared blood test results to confirmatory results from a PET scan or spinal fluid test.
—Jennifer Klump, Verywell Health, 23 May 2025
The company offers confirmatory testing, but in most cases, California Correctional Health Care Services does not request it, according to Quest Diagnostics.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The company is evaluating the data from its extended confirmatory Phase 2 study of Bryostatin-1, which did not achieve statistical significance on the primary endpoint.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2025
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Iain MacAuley, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
In a clinical trial, researchers compared blood test results to confirmatory results from a PET scan or spinal fluid test.
—Jennifer Klump, Verywell Health, 23 May 2025
The company offers confirmatory testing, but in most cases, California Correctional Health Care Services does not request it, according to Quest Diagnostics.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The company is evaluating the data from its extended confirmatory Phase 2 study of Bryostatin-1, which did not achieve statistical significance on the primary endpoint.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confirmatory
Adjective
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It’s not assured, but the mix of activist pressure, operational upside, and supportive sentiment makes the case compelling enough to watch.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Domingo is set to play the Jackson family patriarch, Joe Jackson, in Michael, and during the amfAR benefit gala at the Venice Film Festival, said that Paris and her brother, Prince Jackson, had been supportive of the film.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This makes for great supplementary income as a side hustle while working full-time, or in between jobs.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Connecticut could face close to $180 million in annual extra costs to its supplementary nutrition and food stamps program within the next five years, according to a very preliminary analysis of recent federal budget cuts by Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Confirmatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confirmatory. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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