1
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
Ward got a refund for the charge, MTC confirms.
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Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent data from NewHomeSource and Zonda House Plans confirms the trend.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Decades of research confirms that DBT reduces suicide attempts and self-harm.
—Dr. Jesse Finkelstein, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Ballistic evidence recovered at the scene confirms the gunman shot from the street toward the Uber driver’s car.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Popular mandates are slim and short-lived, as polling confirms.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2026
In the wake of the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the streaming service confirms to Variety that the advertising campaign ended late last year.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
His original announcement on October 13 stated his contract was simply not being renewed, but this new report confirms the non-renewal has been escalated to an early termination.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
The work, led by Professor Zijian Li, confirms that the synergistic effect of K+ and C3N4 co-intercalation significantly reduces the electrostatic interaction between Zn2+ and the [VOn] layer, improves the specific capacity and cycling stability.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent data from NewHomeSource and Zonda House Plans confirms the trend.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Decades of research confirms that DBT reduces suicide attempts and self-harm.
—Dr. Jesse Finkelstein, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Ballistic evidence recovered at the scene confirms the gunman shot from the street toward the Uber driver’s car.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Popular mandates are slim and short-lived, as polling confirms.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2026
In the wake of the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the streaming service confirms to Variety that the advertising campaign ended late last year.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
His original announcement on October 13 stated his contract was simply not being renewed, but this new report confirms the non-renewal has been escalated to an early termination.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
The work, led by Professor Zijian Li, confirms that the synergistic effect of K+ and C3N4 co-intercalation significantly reduces the electrostatic interaction between Zn2+ and the [VOn] layer, improves the specific capacity and cycling stability.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confirms
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When shopping for name-brand designer bags, be sure to use a seller with a solid reputation that independently verifies their products’ authenticity; many local designer resale shops specialize in this, as do many online retailers.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
18 Dec. 2025
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Apple says this payload includes a digital signature from the Digital ID card’s issuing authority, which ultimately verifies the user’s identity.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
13 Nov. 2025
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The Technical Director has been notified and approves their inclusion.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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Zoë Kravitz's dad Lenny Kravitz reportedly approves of her newfound love with Harry Styles.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The White House argues this video shows Ross was hit by Good's car.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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The addition of those provisions, the lawsuit argues, violated a requirement in the Missouri Constitution that laws only deal with one subject.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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That most of the general population will raise no objections further ratifies that dismal conclusion.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
12 Oct. 2025
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The cessation of all fighting by the IDF and Hamas will go into effect after the Israel government ratifies the deal, according to an Israeli official.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Confirms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confirms. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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