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
Patricia Tortolani, Allure, 29 Jan. 2026
Every four years or so, the amount of money that miners get for confirming transactions is cut in half.
—K.h. Koehler, jsonline.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Now, Wade also no longer appears on the lineup, with her management team confirming the news with Billboard.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
The exciting announcement came a few months after the pair tied the knot in March, with a source also confirming the wedding news to PEOPLE.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Amazon accidentally sends email confirming cloud unit layoffs.
—Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Expanding the number of available working crews and confirming additional support resources to respond to winter weather impacts and potential restoration needs.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Facilities teams are preparing walkways and entry points, ensuring essential systems are operational, and confirming readiness across housing, dining, IT, and public safety.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
But confirming the deficiency requires a spinal tap, which can be painful.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
And celebrities were certainly not confirming the surgeon who did their facelift, or publicly sharing the CCs of their breast implants.
—Patricia Tortolani, Allure, 29 Jan. 2026
Every four years or so, the amount of money that miners get for confirming transactions is cut in half.
—K.h. Koehler, jsonline.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Now, Wade also no longer appears on the lineup, with her management team confirming the news with Billboard.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
The exciting announcement came a few months after the pair tied the knot in March, with a source also confirming the wedding news to PEOPLE.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Amazon accidentally sends email confirming cloud unit layoffs.
—Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Expanding the number of available working crews and confirming additional support resources to respond to winter weather impacts and potential restoration needs.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Facilities teams are preparing walkways and entry points, ensuring essential systems are operational, and confirming readiness across housing, dining, IT, and public safety.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
But confirming the deficiency requires a spinal tap, which can be painful.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Jan. 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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The company notes that modern jobs require fluency in the specific technologies employers depend on, and verifying these skills is becoming the primary path for professionals to find new opportunities.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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In some cases, the Bureau paid far more than anticipated for services without verifying whether inmates received appropriate care.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Increasing affordable housing units by 2,500 and approving permits for 5,000 more new homes of any kind.—
Jon Murray,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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An Ipsos poll from April 2025 found Americans slightly more disapproving (53 percent) than approving (46 percent) of his handling of immigration.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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,
8 Jan. 2026
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The response was overwhelmingly supportive, which did surprise me a little.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The truck driver was convicted of vehicular manslaughter, but the Cobles’ wrongful-death lawsuit against Caltrans, arguing that faulty freeway design led to the backup their car was in when the big rig came around the bend, was lost in a jury trial.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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Prominent leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention have come to the church's defense, arguing that compassion for migrant families affected by the crackdown cannot justify violating a sacred space during worship.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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America’s ratification that year broke a logjam of inaction by nations that had signed the agreement but were wary about actually ratifying it as a legal document.—
Gary W. Yohe,
The Conversation,
10 Jan. 2026
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Key members led by Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed on Sunday to keep production levels steady through the end of March, once again ratifying a decision first made in November to suspend last year’s sequence of swift increases.—
Grant Smith,
Fortune,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Confirming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confirming. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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