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
Samples collected from the Navigator of the Seas outbreak are still pending confirmatory testing, according to the CDC.
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 18 July 2025
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for confirmatory
Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 18 July 2025
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for confirmatory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confirmatory
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Top Paw Velvet Orthopedic Couch Dog Bed Just like humans need a comfortable and supportive mattress, dogs also benefit from a bed that supports their bones and joints.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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My friends and family were supportive and life’s too short.—
Jody Darwick,
Flow Space,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Third, the letter writer and her family might want to consider engaging a geriatric care manager who could help them to identify supplementary services and connections in the local community that could go at least some way to alleviating her isolation.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Third, something the letter writer and her family might want to consider engaging a geriatric care manager who could help them to identify supplementary services and connections in the local community that could go at least some way to alleviating her isolation.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Confirmatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confirmatory. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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