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
CNBC, 3 June 2026
Santos' video confirming his presence sent odds soaring.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 2 June 2026
On June 1, Swift's homepage featured a cartoon-style scene with a farmhouse and barn, in which fan-favorite cowgirl cartoon Jessie appears inside, confirming widespread fan speculation that Swift would participate in the film.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Robinson also did individual work at Sunday’s practice, with Brown confirming the backup big man is wearing some sort of apparatus on his hand.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
An early wave of AI verification focused on confirming models were safe, accurate and claims were real.
—Alex Lazarow, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Liverpool limped home fifth in the Premier League — confirming Champions League qualification on the final day with just 60 points, their lowest tally for a decade and 24 fewer than in 2024-25.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 28 May 2026
In a frenzy, Frobisher set off on the 1578 voyage without anyone ever confirming the last find.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
The poll confirming Becerra and Hilton as the potential top two finishers is the latest wrinkle in a primary campaign that has been impossible to handicap because none of the serious candidates, originally a dozen out of 61 names on the ballot, stood out as an obvious leader.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Verb
Bullish thesis iPhone upgrade cycle is reaccelerating Apple's iPhone 17 lineup helped drive a March-quarter iPhone revenue record, confirming that hardware demand remains far healthier than bears expected.
—CNBC, 3 June 2026
Santos' video confirming his presence sent odds soaring.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 2 June 2026
On June 1, Swift's homepage featured a cartoon-style scene with a farmhouse and barn, in which fan-favorite cowgirl cartoon Jessie appears inside, confirming widespread fan speculation that Swift would participate in the film.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Robinson also did individual work at Sunday’s practice, with Brown confirming the backup big man is wearing some sort of apparatus on his hand.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
An early wave of AI verification focused on confirming models were safe, accurate and claims were real.
—Alex Lazarow, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Liverpool limped home fifth in the Premier League — confirming Champions League qualification on the final day with just 60 points, their lowest tally for a decade and 24 fewer than in 2024-25.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 28 May 2026
In a frenzy, Frobisher set off on the 1578 voyage without anyone ever confirming the last find.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
The poll confirming Becerra and Hilton as the potential top two finishers is the latest wrinkle in a primary campaign that has been impossible to handicap because none of the serious candidates, originally a dozen out of 61 names on the ballot, stood out as an obvious leader.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
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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If the next decade of frontier AI is trained on the public corpus of news, verifying news verifies the foundation.—
Alex Lazarow,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Two decades of breach dumps now sit between your parents and the systems still verifying them by date of birth, mailing address and the last four of a Social Security number.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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Congress, Enten said, is hitting a record high disapproval of 86%, with just 10% of Americans approving of the job Congress is doing.—
Mark Joyella,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Separately, the agency issues a record of decision approving the test flights.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Relations with partners, spouses and close friends are warm and supportive.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Interfaith also operates the city’s Navigation Center, a transitional shelter with supportive services that will add 25 beds this year for a total of 75 beds.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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Russia warns of major Kyiv attacks The Kremlin urged foreign diplomats to leave Kyiv, warning of a major forthcoming attack, with analysts arguing that Russia is losing momentum in its war on Ukraine.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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The men were arguing about a conflict that their children were having, the mother told the TV station.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
Verb
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The museum’s security staff organized separately, in 2022, ratifying their inaugural contract in 2024 following a twelve-day strike.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 May 2026
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If the unions agreed to that, Horwitz said, any delay in negotiating or ratifying a new contract after the 2026 contract runs out would see the LIRR workers effectively making less after the end of the year.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
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“Confirming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confirming. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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