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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Demi Moore has been supportive of ex-husband Bruce Willis — even almost 30 years after their divorce.—
Sarah Sotoodeh,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026 -
April 19 guest commentary The recent commentary on the Colorado Connector rail service was supportive of moving ahead.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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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An affidavit filed in early February lists as a corroborating witness someone named Sonja Babette Müller in Walpertskirchen, Germany.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
3 Apr. 2026
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Witnesses did not see any physical altercation between the husband and his wife at the party, but there was some corroborating evidence that suggested prior physical abuse within the relationship.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Our system already demands that evidence be relevant and probative.—
Ivan J. Bates,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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This request is denied since these holes in the factual record, where defendants hold the pertinent backup evidence—should such evidence exist—are actually probative in assessing the reliability and accuracy, or lack thereof, of other representations by defendants about their actions more broadly.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
2 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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While Denali is conducting a phase 2/3 trial to confirm clinical benefit in a larger cohort of patients, including participants up to age 26, these confirmatory trials can take years to complete.—
Nathan Grant,
STAT,
14 Apr. 2026
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In 2020: The Food and Drug Administration no longer required the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct confirmatory testing for positive COVID-19 diagnoses.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Corroborative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corroborative. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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