confirmatory
serving to confirm; corroborative.
Origin of confirmatory
1- Also con·firm·a·tive [kuhn-fur-muh-tiv] /kənˈfɜr mə tɪv/ .
Other words from confirmatory
- non·con·firm·a·tive, adjective
- non·con·firm·a·to·ry, adjective
- un·con·firm·a·tive, adjective
- un·con·firm·a·to·ry, adjective
Words Nearby confirmatory
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How to use confirmatory in a sentence
If the confirmatory test is also positive, then the athlete is moved to a dedicated hotel facility outside the Village, again in dedicated Olympic transport.
This Is What Happens When an Athlete Tests Positive for COVID-19 at the Tokyo Olympics | Alice Park | July 20, 2021 | TimeThe agency directed Biogen to verify a benefit to patients in a confirmatory study due in nine years.
FDA, facing intense criticism, narrows use of controversial Alzheimer’s drug to patients with early-stage disease | Laurie McGinley | July 8, 2021 | Washington PostThe FDA will require a confirmatory trial for Aduhelm, the brand name of the generic aducanumab, and could restrict its use or remove it from the market if it is shown to not be effective.
Furor rages over FDA approval of controversial Alzheimer’s drug | Laurie McGinley | June 17, 2021 | Washington PostThis year, Virginia joined the ranks of 17 other states that allow “confirmatory” or second-parent adoption.
Only two of the 44 potential reinfections were designated “probable” and the rest were considered “possible,” “based on the amount of confirmatory evidence available,” the health agency press release said.
Natural immunity after Covid-19 could last at least 5 months | Julia Belluz | January 15, 2021 | Vox
From there, they are then sent to an FDA lab for confirmatory chemical testing.
Thus far we have only considered the origin of life, as confirmatory of man's spiritual nature.
Gospel Philosophy | J. H. WardBoth the above instruments are to a great extent merely confirmatory of the privileges previously conceded to the Templars.
The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple | Charles G. AddisonWhile Mary wept and lamented, Cornelia wrote the confirmatory wire, and sent it out to the waiting messenger.
Flaming June | Mrs. George de Horne VaizeyThey were trifling remains, but they sufficed, and the six fuming halves of pennygrabs were confirmatory.
The Wrong Twin | Harry Leon WilsonThis is all more or less confirmatory of Moscheles, if indeed any confirmation be needed.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3) | Alexander Wheelock Thayer
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