confirms

present tense third-person singular of confirm

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Recent Examples of confirms The city confirms the four cameras near Holly Lane have already been removed. Brooklyn Andres, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 28 Aug. 2026 Renoon structures and confirms consistency of product and supply chain data across both Tod’s internal systems and those of its partners. Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026 Regarding a tour to promote the band’s new album, Banks reveals that an announcement will be made soon, and confirms that Latin America will definitely be included. Natalia Cano, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026 The sighting still needs to be accepted by the California Bird Records Committee, which reviews and confirms rare bird sightings in the state. Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 The Coach alum died of pneumonia, her family confirms to PEOPLE. Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026 Edelman’s 2026 Trust Barometer, based on nearly 34,000 respondents across 28 countries, confirms that employers are particularly well positioned to build trust among people with differing values and perspectives. Scott M. Curran, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Data from the Forest Service tentatively confirms Finch’s hypothesis, suggesting that kudzu occupies around 227,000 acres of Southern land, just a small fraction of the millions of acres it has been said to cover. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026 The announcement, made on star Teja Sajja‘s birthday, also confirms the film’s cast and creative team. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confirms
Verb
  • Once King County Elections verifies the voters and signatures, the Director of Elections sets a special date between 45 and 90 days after the petition is certified.
    Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Fortune reviewed a summary of his financial records, which verifies his billionaire status.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Hyper-scale data centers often demand new natural-gas power plants and transmission lines, and Wisconsin’s Public Service Commission approves or denies permits for such developments, with no requirement for input from local communities.
    Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Austin approves nearly thirty times as many building permits as Providence, adjusting for population size.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Conversely, another group argues that given the upside risks to inflation, the year-end rate should likely be higher than the current target range.
    , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Dolly Parton stood up for undocumented immigrants when few others would, argues columnist Gustavo Arellano.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 30 Aug. 2026.

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