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
Most of history’s great players have come to us with significant early hype and quick, confirmatory coronation events.
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John Hollinger, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
That estimate is based on symptoms alone, without confirmatory testing.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025
At the time of report, it was noted about a third of drugs approved through the accelerated approval process had incomplete confirmatory trials.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will perform confirmatory tests.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
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John Hollinger, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
That estimate is based on symptoms alone, without confirmatory testing.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025
At the time of report, it was noted about a third of drugs approved through the accelerated approval process had incomplete confirmatory trials.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will perform confirmatory tests.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confirmatory
supplementary
Adjective
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Programs with major budgets in football and basketball may have to face interesting questions for supplementary sports.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Santa Ynez Reservoir’s primary role is to provide supplementary supply during periods of high water use, according to the DWP.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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“Confirmatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confirmatory. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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