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
More frequently, though, my winter surprises have been confirmatory rather than revelatory.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
Under accelerated approval, companies must conduct confirmatory studies to verify clinical benefit.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
In many cases, presumptive testing requires further confirmatory testing.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Those drugs are unlikely to have successful confirmatory trials.
—Adriane Fugh-Berman, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2024
See All Example Sentences for confirmatory
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
Under accelerated approval, companies must conduct confirmatory studies to verify clinical benefit.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
In many cases, presumptive testing requires further confirmatory testing.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Those drugs are unlikely to have successful confirmatory trials.
—Adriane Fugh-Berman, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confirmatory
Adjective
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The incredible supporting cast is made up entirely of old-hand character actors, promising but underknown newcomers, and comedy- or comedy-adjacent figures with passionate niche followings and Gumby-esque limbs.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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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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El Niño has also been globally supportive for soybean output, particularly for major producers in the US and the south of Brazil, UBS analysts said.—
Bloomberg,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
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Fox estimated that Connecticut, which is in the process of applying for federal funding, will lose around $30 million in resources and 2,000 permanent supportive housing slots.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
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The public evidence—exhibits, hearings, et cetera—was piled into the supplementary volumes.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
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For the dependency support test, basic and supplementary Medicare benefits are not counted as support.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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“Confirmatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confirmatory. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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