confirmatory
adjective
con·fir·ma·to·ry
kən-ˈfər-mə-ˌtȯr-ē 
: serving to confirm : corroborative
a confirmatory test
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Examples of confirmatory in a Sentence
a confirmatory test for pregnancy
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At least 10 birds – including ducks, geese and a zebra dove – were reported dead on the property on Nov. 12 and were then sent for confirmatory testing.
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Louis Casiano, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
The child was treated with antiviral medication, and the sample was sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for confirmatory testing.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
That’s because doctors are much less likely to order the kind of confirmatory testing necessary to determine what kind of pathogen is causing an adult’s pneumonia symptoms.
—Paul Sisson, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
The California Department of Public Health identified the strain through confirmatory testing, a news release said.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2024
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Louis Casiano, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
The child was treated with antiviral medication, and the sample was sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for confirmatory testing.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
That’s because doctors are much less likely to order the kind of confirmatory testing necessary to determine what kind of pathogen is causing an adult’s pneumonia symptoms.
—Paul Sisson, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
The California Department of Public Health identified the strain through confirmatory testing, a news release said.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2024
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“Confirmatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confirmatory. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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