as in supporting
serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something
in the absence of confirming evidence, we should give him the benefit of the doubt
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as in verifying
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
several eyewitnesses who can confirm the defendant's account of what happened
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as in approving
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
the senate must confirm an appointment to an ambassadorship
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Recent Examples of confirming
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Newsom signed legislation establishing a new state agency to create a process for confirming the ancestry of descendants.
—Andrew Quinio, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Law enforcement cites Facebook evidence Law enforcement said Bejarano Colin made public Facebook posts about the betting, including posting brackets and confirming bets in comments.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 29 Oct. 2025
Adidas on Wednesday announced record-breaking results for the third quarter, confirming preliminary numbers released last week.
—Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
The news comes on the same day the season 5 finale premiered on the streaming service, with parent company confirming that the next chapter of Only Murders will consist of 10 episodes, just like the five seasons before it.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Hulu has renewed its hit original series Only Murders in the Building for a sixth season, confirming Deadline’s report on Monday that the show is heading to London.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The couple have been linked together since 2022, but have largely kept their relationship private, including not confirming their engagement prior to tying the knot in September 2023.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Raw General Manager Adam Pearce made the announcement, confirming that Rollins requires surgery and will be out of action indefinitely.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
Importantly, no iron leakage was detected, confirming that the materials are safe and environmentally friendly, as per the press release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Newsom signed legislation establishing a new state agency to create a process for confirming the ancestry of descendants.
—Andrew Quinio, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Law enforcement cites Facebook evidence Law enforcement said Bejarano Colin made public Facebook posts about the betting, including posting brackets and confirming bets in comments.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 29 Oct. 2025
Adidas on Wednesday announced record-breaking results for the third quarter, confirming preliminary numbers released last week.
—Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
The news comes on the same day the season 5 finale premiered on the streaming service, with parent company confirming that the next chapter of Only Murders will consist of 10 episodes, just like the five seasons before it.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Hulu has renewed its hit original series Only Murders in the Building for a sixth season, confirming Deadline’s report on Monday that the show is heading to London.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The couple have been linked together since 2022, but have largely kept their relationship private, including not confirming their engagement prior to tying the knot in September 2023.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Raw General Manager Adam Pearce made the announcement, confirming that Rollins requires surgery and will be out of action indefinitely.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confirming
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
Verb
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And with a few canny pointers on how LLMs work and how to effectively structure prompts, AI can actually aid us in verifying posts on social media and offer missing context.—
Nadav Ziv,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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What could Congress do to ensure that Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are verifying citizenship?—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At the time, the STB ended up approving that $31 billion takeover largely due to the small size of KCS, with the merging companies remaining the smallest of the Class I North American railroads.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, a majority of Republican voters (53%) still opposes Congress approving more military aid for Ukraine.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The cushioned foam insole feels supportive right out of the box, with just the right amount of arch support.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 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,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The two were arguing inside a car and then got out of the car, where the fight escalated, police said.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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One report, citing a source close to Sheridan, even claimed the writer was annoyed that Paramount sent too many of its top suits to a meeting designed to keep Sheridan onboard, arguing that Ellison had messed up by bringing more than two execs along with him.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The United States signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1996 during President Bill Clinton's first term, but the Senate voted against ratifying the treaty.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Delegates of Workers United and the company resumed bargaining in April 2024 with the goal of ratifying a new contract by the end of the year, but that never came to pass as negotiations stalled with both sides blaming the other for not coming to the table.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Nats are finalizing a deal to hire Blake Butera, 33, according to ESPN, which was first to report the news, and The Washington Post.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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With only 100 days to go until the opening ceremony, there is still much to be accomplished, including putting the finishing touches on venue construction, finalizing the details of the opening and closing ceremonies, signing the Olympic truce and the Olympic torch tour.—
Laura Saravia,
NBC news,
29 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Confirming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confirming. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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