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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
Landman’s co-creator Christian Wallace had teased that the ending set up Moore for a larger role in season two, and now the teaser trailer released on Thursday confirms that.
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
The display testing confirms my eye test as far as brightness, and its color coverage is solid.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Neuroscience confirms that emotionally compelling stories activate more brain regions, enhancing retention and empathy.
—Adrian Dearnell, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Currently, the company’s order log confirms a balanced distribution in main geographical areas, with 30 percent of its sales booked in Europe, 31 percent in the Americas and 31 percent in the Middle East and Africa and Asia-Pacific region.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
In short, July’s JOLTS confirms the slowest labor market in some time—exactly as BofA predicted—while markets nervously await the next key jobs figures to see if this cooling trend continues.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
The new law confirms those contracts and includes financial provisions — but only if the legislature sets aside the money.
—Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Disappointing as that may be for Riggins stans, the fact that Kitsch was asked confirms that the producers are open to appearances from former cast members.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The depth chart confirms it once again.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
The display testing confirms my eye test as far as brightness, and its color coverage is solid.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Neuroscience confirms that emotionally compelling stories activate more brain regions, enhancing retention and empathy.
—Adrian Dearnell, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Currently, the company’s order log confirms a balanced distribution in main geographical areas, with 30 percent of its sales booked in Europe, 31 percent in the Americas and 31 percent in the Middle East and Africa and Asia-Pacific region.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
In short, July’s JOLTS confirms the slowest labor market in some time—exactly as BofA predicted—while markets nervously await the next key jobs figures to see if this cooling trend continues.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
The new law confirms those contracts and includes financial provisions — but only if the legislature sets aside the money.
—Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Disappointing as that may be for Riggins stans, the fact that Kitsch was asked confirms that the producers are open to appearances from former cast members.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The depth chart confirms it once again.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confirms
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The trustee will complete the claim, presenting the tickets and documents to the Ohio Lottery Commission, which then verifies the ticket and the trust before issuing the prize money directly to the trust, LegalClarity notes.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Aug. 2025
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As a result, the selections come after months, if not years, of testing that verifies that these deep pocket sheet sets have earned a permanent spot in our linen closets.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
22 Aug. 2025
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Covering 500,000 works that Anthropic pirated for AI training, if a court approves the settlement, each author will receive $3,000 per work that Anthropic stole.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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And the Railroad Commission sometimes approves flaring smaller volumes than requested, which is not captured in the data.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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In this way, its role as a familiar calendar entity argues profoundly for itself, unsinkable and ever-long.—
Jordan Michelman,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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And the administration argues the toy companies brought their challenge in the wrong court so it should not be considered at all.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Terms of the agreement won’t be made public until after the union ratifies the contract and the board reviews it, the statement said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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In addition to the men’s side, Matt Hargreaves, the club’s director of football negotiations, also significantly supports recruitment in the women’s team.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Future Hybrid System features a pre-chamber ignition and supports gasoline, E85 ethanol, M100 methanol, and synthetic fuels, with market introduction targeted for 2027.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Confirms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confirms. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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