confirmed
Americanadjective
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made certain as to truth, accuracy, validity, availability, etc.: confirmed reservations on the three o'clock flight to Denver.
confirmed reports of new fighting at the front;
confirmed reservations on the three o'clock flight to Denver.
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firmly established in a habit or condition; inveterate.
a confirmed bachelor.
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given additional determination; made resolute.
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having received the religious rite of confirmation.
adjective
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(prenominal) long-established in a habit, way of life, etc
a confirmed bachelor
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having received the rite of confirmation
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(of a disease) another word for chronic
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of confirmed
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English confermed; see confirm, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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If confirmed, that would challenge the long-standing assumption that baryon number belongs exclusively to those quarks.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
The CDC confirmed 181 human cases nationwide — 129 of them neuroinvasive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Avon and Somerset Police confirmed they had been notified by Romanian local authorities that a body had been found in the region.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
A U.S. official confirmed that a person went overboard the Lincoln in early August but was quickly rescued.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Now a military representative called Colonel Bagaev met with Marina Raskova and confirmed that the formal name for her aviation unit would be the 122nd Composite Air Group.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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