as in supportive
serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something
an abundance of probatory data linking smoking to cancer
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Adjective
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Cats that only have tail paralysis (and no other major nerve damage) often recover well with rest and supportive care, or sometimes require further surgery to stabilize the injury.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025 -
Koolaburra by Ugg Burree Platform Slippers Comfy, supportive, and elevated (literally), the Koolaburra by Ugg platform slippers have the plush, cozy feel of your favorite house shoes with a sturdy sole that Amazon shoppers say is both comfortable and supportive.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 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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The district would also need to create supplementary resources to help teachers incorporate AI into the classroom.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Sep. 2025
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Third, the letter writer and her family might want to consider engaging a geriatric care manager who could help them to identify supplementary services and connections in the local community that could go at least some way to alleviating her isolation.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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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“Probatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/probatory. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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