as in supportive
serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something
the results of the DNA fingerprinting was all the corroborative evidence the jury needed to convict
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Adjective
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Instead of paying thousands of dollars on a new bed, investing in a supportive mattress topper can help extend the life of an aging mattress (or make a firm one feel softer).—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025 -
Caldwell Presbyterian Church, which is also working with DreamKey, is converting an on-site building into Easter’s Home, 21-units of permanent supportive housing for people experiencing chronic homelessness.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Some went after Cashman, some after Boone, some after Steinbrenner’s son Hal, and some after Aaron Judge’s non-supporting cast.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Sure, that was exacerbated, and to some degree directly caused, by the ample non-supporting cast around him, especially on the offensive line.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps there is no more probative example of this when the current president would not rule out using American military force to take Greenland and/or the Panama Canal.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
29 Jan. 2025
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Weinstein's lawyers argued before the trial that use of such testimony is more prejudicial than probative, but the judge who presided over the trial decided to allow it following a secret hearing.—
Maria Puente,
USA TODAY,
2 June 2022
Adjective
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Status-quo bias is a powerful force that threatens to render us just another confirmatory voice in a one-dimensional echo chamber. 2.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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This was to be my second, confirmatory trip to the gallery.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Corroborative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corroborative. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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