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as in verifies
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 approves
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
the senate must confirm an appointment to an ambassadorship
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Recent Examples of confirms
Achieving criticality confirms that the design can sustain the nuclear reactions required for future energy production.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026
Global search data confirms growing interest in cultural districts and nightlife, with San Francisco's Castro district seeing a 157% search increase.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
In the new blog post, Google’s Matthew Forsythe confirms that the developer verification system is slated to come online on September 30 of this year.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 18 June 2026
No further rechecks are expected as long as Blue continues to recover well, the vet confirms.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
Midland Mayor Lori Blong confirms 1 person killed During a news conference, Midland Mayor Lori Blong confirmed that one person was killed.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 12 June 2026
The report confirms that figure, and notes that Andrew’s brother, Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, has a lease with a similar peppercorn provision.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
Alas, as the current crisis confirms, such mere facts do not persuade those leading the anti-vaccine crusade that threatens both existing protections and the hope of creating new ones.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
This has been the worst secret in DFW sports for more than a year, and the announcement confirms the team to intends to leave the American Airlines Center when the lease expires in the spring of 2031.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026
Global search data confirms growing interest in cultural districts and nightlife, with San Francisco's Castro district seeing a 157% search increase.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
In the new blog post, Google’s Matthew Forsythe confirms that the developer verification system is slated to come online on September 30 of this year.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 18 June 2026
No further rechecks are expected as long as Blue continues to recover well, the vet confirms.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
Midland Mayor Lori Blong confirms 1 person killed During a news conference, Midland Mayor Lori Blong confirmed that one person was killed.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 12 June 2026
The report confirms that figure, and notes that Andrew’s brother, Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, has a lease with a similar peppercorn provision.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
Alas, as the current crisis confirms, such mere facts do not persuade those leading the anti-vaccine crusade that threatens both existing protections and the hope of creating new ones.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
This has been the worst secret in DFW sports for more than a year, and the announcement confirms the team to intends to leave the American Airlines Center when the lease expires in the spring of 2031.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confirms
Verb
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The fault line of the next decade is not who generates knowledge the fastest, but who verifies it.—
Christian Catalini,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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This program verifies magnet performance before the parts are locked into the main reactor.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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To build such a loop, treat the first AI draft as a starting point, and require a second pass where AI challenges itself before a human approves anything.—
Robert Burko,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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However, utilities must submit experimental data proving safety before the NRC approves these operational changes.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
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The inventory risk is real, but oil bulls are giving the problem too much weight, Dwivedi argues.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Artist Included argues that the same technology can be pointed backward, to right an industry’s old wrongs and return ownership and income to artists never built into the deal.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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The school board is scheduled to vote on the agreement during its meeting on Tuesday, but the union urged an earlier vote, saying teachers could return Monday if the board ratifies the deal by then.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Others feel that the treaty effectively ratifies something that already exists.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Confirms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confirms. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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