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
- confirmedly adverb
- confirmedness noun
- unconfirmed adjective
- well-confirmed adjective
Etymology
Origin of confirmed
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English confermed; confirm, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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So far the confirmed and suspected cases all have a direct connection to Kent.
From BBC
The Youth Impact Council, an LA-based non-profit organisation that supports young leaders, has also confirmed to the BBC that she stepped back from her role as ambassador at the same time.
From BBC
The Wall Street Journal hasn’t independently confirmed the video’s authenticity.
For the global church, too, Leo’s election “confirmed the American Catholic community at the heart of the Catholic family,” said Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States in an interview.
National deployment officers from the TSA were deployed to Houston’s Hobby Airport on March 10, and they continue to assist with staffing shortages as of Friday afternoon, an airport spokesperson confirmed.
From MarketWatch
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