confirm
verb (used with object)
to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify.
confirms
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present tense formof confirm (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The coroner’s report confirms details previously disclosed by law enforcement and emergency personnel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Independent research confirms that trades on some economic outcomes outperform the Wall Street consensus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
The figure also confirms that the Triple Lock will see the State Pension increase by 3.9% next April.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
To women of a certain mood, though, it confirms what we already know: that a bear is preferable company to thoughtless, dangerous people.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
“Her story confirms what we’ve heard from other sources.”
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
