as in supporting
serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something
in the absence of confirming evidence, we should give him the benefit of the doubt
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as in verifying
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 approving
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
the senate must confirm an appointment to an ambassadorship
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Recent Examples of confirming
Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
His death was first reported by Rolling Stone, with the magazine confirming the news with Rodney Hall, president of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and the singer Candi Staton, who is Carter’s ex-wife.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Dunne and Skenes met as students at Louisiana State University, first confirming their relationship in August 2023, just a month after Skenes was drafted to the Pirates.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
By confirming the presence of one of its most secret military platforms, the Pentagon seems to have sent a clear message during a time of growing uncertainty in the Middle East.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
Everman Police Chief Al Brooks told CBS News Texas more details about the search, confirming his department was also involved.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 May 2026
The website instructs guests not to go to the airport, confirming that the airline carrier has officially shut down and all flights are cancelled.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 7 May 2026
More concrete details are yet to be announced, with Lutnick confirming that only one person has been approved for the new visa format thus far.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 May 2026
During the nearly two decades since that meeting with carpet executives in 2008, Georgia regulators intermittently tested the waters south of Dalton, confirming time and again the extensive contamination.
—Dylan Jackson, ABC News, 6 May 2026
Verb
Our job isn’t to keep everyone happy by confirming their assumptions.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
His death was first reported by Rolling Stone, with the magazine confirming the news with Rodney Hall, president of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and the singer Candi Staton, who is Carter’s ex-wife.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Dunne and Skenes met as students at Louisiana State University, first confirming their relationship in August 2023, just a month after Skenes was drafted to the Pirates.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
By confirming the presence of one of its most secret military platforms, the Pentagon seems to have sent a clear message during a time of growing uncertainty in the Middle East.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
Everman Police Chief Al Brooks told CBS News Texas more details about the search, confirming his department was also involved.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 May 2026
The website instructs guests not to go to the airport, confirming that the airline carrier has officially shut down and all flights are cancelled.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 7 May 2026
More concrete details are yet to be announced, with Lutnick confirming that only one person has been approved for the new visa format thus far.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 May 2026
During the nearly two decades since that meeting with carpet executives in 2008, Georgia regulators intermittently tested the waters south of Dalton, confirming time and again the extensive contamination.
—Dylan Jackson, ABC News, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confirming
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
Verb
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Industry pros said the debacle shows how lenders in the space, such as investment banks and asset managers, now face a fundamental challenge in assessing and verifying their true economic exposure to risks within such complex credit structures.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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There’s also no shortage of folks rather blindly passing along to others health info seen on social media without verifying the info’s accuracy.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Trump’s approval rating with Hispanic voters has swung dramatically, with 70% disapproving and 29% approving now, compared to a 44% disapproval and 41% approval rating at this time last year.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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That poll found 75% of Democrats, 45% of Independents, and just 2% of Republicans approving of her performance in the corner office.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Jules helps Logan manage his crush on Hannah and pushes him to be supportive of their mother who’s in rehab for the fifth time.—
Jennifer McClellan,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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The Connecticut Restaurant and Hospitality Association, the trade association representing the state’s restaurants and hotels, was especially supportive of another provision in the bill that would have allowed a portion of the sales-and-use tax to be dedicated to tourism funding.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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In recent years, a few prominent detransitioners, including Chloe Cole and Prisha Mosley, have advocated for restrictions on transition care for minors, arguing in lawsuits against doctors who treated them that their care was too easy to access and that doctors failed them.—
Jo Yurcaba,
NBC news,
16 May 2026
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James Ward During the debate, Republican candidate Steve Hilton said that only a small percentage of California has been developed for housing, arguing that the state should focus on building homes on undeveloped land rather than increasing density in existing cities.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
Verb
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The museum’s security staff organized separately, in 2022, ratifying their inaugural contract in 2024 following a twelve-day strike.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 May 2026
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If the unions agreed to that, Horwitz said, any delay in negotiating or ratifying a new contract after the 2026 contract runs out would see the LIRR workers effectively making less after the end of the year.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
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“Confirming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confirming. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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