confirmed
made certain as to truth, accuracy, validity, availability, etc.: confirmed reports of new fighting at the front;confirmed reservations on the three o'clock flight to Denver.
firmly established in a habit or condition; inveterate: a confirmed bachelor.
given additional determination; made resolute.
having received the religious rite of confirmation.
Origin of confirmed
1Other words from confirmed
- con·firm·ed·ly [kuhn-fuhr-mid-lee], /kənˈfʌr mɪd li/, adverb
- con·firm·ed·ness [kuhn-fur-mid-nis, -furmd-], /kənˈfɜr mɪd nɪs, -ˈfɜrmd-/, noun
- un·con·firmed, adjective
- well-con·firmed, adjective
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How to use confirmed in a sentence
Between January and March 2022, 7,143 people who held confirmed reservations were involuntarily denied boarding from a flight because of overselling—up from 742 over the same period in 2021 and 1,576 in 2020.
Some Travelers Are Getting Paid Thousands to Give Up Their Plane Seats | Nik Popli | July 18, 2022 | TimeBetween it being a crazy year with volatility in general, both in terms of confirmed and unconfirmed updates, and the confirmed updates being very close together, it is hard to say with 100% confidence which update was bigger.
Google’s December 2021 product reviews update was bigger than the April product reviews update, say data providers | Barry Schwartz | December 8, 2021 | Search Engine LandWe then moved into the fun topic of Google algorithm updates and the difference between confirmed and unconfirmed updates.
Video: Dawn Beobide on Google confirmed vs unconfirmed algorithm updates | Barry Schwartz | February 1, 2021 | Search Engine LandWeiss is likely to get confirmed even as Warren and a handful of other progressive Democrats vote no.
Sen. Warren’s Main Street Crusade to Pressure Clinton | Eleanor Clift | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIn its attempt to discredit the story, the JPO inadvertently confirmed that fact.
Reached Tuesday, a Sitrick Co. rep confirmed they parted ways with Epstein in April 2011.
Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking | M.L. Nestel | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTLalo said he reported the kidnapping to his ICE handlers, which was confirmed by a former federal agent familiar with the case.
An Informant, a Missing American, and Juarez’s House of Death: Inside the 12-Year Cold Case of David Castro | Bill Conroy | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTFry had previously confirmed the news to his army of followers on Twitter.
Meet Stephen Fry’s Future Husband (Who Is Less Than Half His Age) | Tom Sykes | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHis accumulating doubts hitherto unexpressed, almost unacknowledged even, were now confirmed.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodFerdinand and Isabella confirmed, at Barcelona, the appointment of Columbus, on his return from the new world.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellAt the third meeting, however, there was a full quorum, and the business done at the previous meetings was duly confirmed.
Report of the Chief Librarian for the Year 1924-25 | General Assembly Library (New Zealand)Barbour adds that 'many others of mickle main' were killed in the mle; and the statement is amply confirmed.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonFurther acquaintance with Mr. Hunt has more than confirmed my high opinion of him.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph Tatlow
British Dictionary definitions for confirmed
/ (kənˈfɜːmd) /
(prenominal) long-established in a habit, way of life, etc: a confirmed bachelor
having received the rite of confirmation
(of a disease) another word for chronic
Derived forms of confirmed
- confirmedly (kənˈfɜːmɪdlɪ), adverb
- confirmedness (kənˈfɜːmɪdnɪs, -ˈfɜːmd-), noun
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