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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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 -
Fulbright shepherded the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution through the Senate in 1964, but two years later, his probative hearings helped shift public opinion against the war.—
James Goldgeier,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Aug. 2018
Adjective
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However, many of the elements in the EU AI Act are vague and open to interpretation, with codes of practice, guidance and supplementary standards still to be finalized and brought into effect over the coming months and years.—
Hugo Farinha,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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While sentiment affects spending behavior, it should be viewed as a supplementary gauge rather than a primary economic barometer.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That estimate is based on symptoms alone, without confirmatory testing.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC News,
10 Mar. 2025
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At the time of report, it was noted about a third of drugs approved through the accelerated approval process had incomplete confirmatory trials.—
Joseph Choi,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Probatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/probatory. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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