as in confirming
serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something
a confirmatory test for pregnancy
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Recent Examples of confirmatory
The California Department of Public Health identified the strain through confirmatory testing, a news release said.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2024
Both workers’ specimens were submitted to CDC for confirmatory testing.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
Both workers’ specimens have been submitted to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for confirmatory testing, according to the California Department of Public Health.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Testing occurs at the state and local level and the CDC does confirmatory testing.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2024
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2024
Both workers’ specimens were submitted to CDC for confirmatory testing.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
Both workers’ specimens have been submitted to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for confirmatory testing, according to the California Department of Public Health.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Testing occurs at the state and local level and the CDC does confirmatory testing.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Confirmatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confirmatory. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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