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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
The World Bank flagged the speed at which commodity conditions can shift in its March 2026 food security update, and the evidence on the ground confirms it.
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Tenzin Seldon, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
The report confirms new information about the collision of an Air Canada regional jet operated by Jazz Aviation and an airport firefighting truck on March 23.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
This memo confirms rumors that Reuters had first reported on Sunday, April 19.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
For starters, the dumpsters full of Oscar red carpet material were actually en route to being recycled, confirms Rob Thiess, co-director of the California Carpet Stewardship Program of CARE (the Carpet America Recovery Effort).
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
This confirms the probiotics are still effective.
—Zia Sherrell, Health, 22 Apr. 2026
Moreover, Emerson polling – conducted after Swalwell dropped out – largely confirms that Steyer, rather than Porter, is the most likely recipient of former Swalwell voters.
—Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Before the vote, Speaker Joe VanDuyne, a Wilmington Democrat, said the judge’s order confirms the board’s hands are tied.
—Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Watching Eric Swalwell’s congressional colleagues pile on simply confirms my opinion of politicians.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Tenzin Seldon, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
The report confirms new information about the collision of an Air Canada regional jet operated by Jazz Aviation and an airport firefighting truck on March 23.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
This memo confirms rumors that Reuters had first reported on Sunday, April 19.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
For starters, the dumpsters full of Oscar red carpet material were actually en route to being recycled, confirms Rob Thiess, co-director of the California Carpet Stewardship Program of CARE (the Carpet America Recovery Effort).
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
This confirms the probiotics are still effective.
—Zia Sherrell, Health, 22 Apr. 2026
Moreover, Emerson polling – conducted after Swalwell dropped out – largely confirms that Steyer, rather than Porter, is the most likely recipient of former Swalwell voters.
—Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Before the vote, Speaker Joe VanDuyne, a Wilmington Democrat, said the judge’s order confirms the board’s hands are tied.
—Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Watching Eric Swalwell’s congressional colleagues pile on simply confirms my opinion of politicians.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confirms
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Doing so within 30 days of receiving the validation notice typically pauses all collection activity while the collector verifies the debt.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Plus, the brand is ClimeCo certified, which verifies a product’s full lifecycle carbon footprint and gives a path forward for companies committed to reducing their environmental impact.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2026
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The bill also approves a request for a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreement.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Council approves the final list.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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More than 250 security leaders helped shape the briefing, which argues the challenge is no longer just finding flaws, but deciding which ones actually pose real risk – and fixing them before they can be turned into working exploits.—
Stefanie Schappert,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The mega-corporation (owned by Amazon), as Tolentino argues, budgets for this kind of light shoplifting anyway.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 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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Deal to cut tariffs and ease regulatory barriers A formal signing of the deal could come later this year after officials go through the legal details of the text and the EU Parliament ratifies it.—
Rajesh Roy,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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