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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A US national working in the DRC has also been confirmed positive and transferred to Germany.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Department of State, which confirmed the department and Treasury don’t object to Gillon’s negotiations with Sherritt.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The discovery marks the greatest confirmed distance ever recorded between sightings of individual humpback whales anywhere in the world.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Referee Stuart Attwell could only take action against Cucurella with a yellow card, and once VAR confirmed the ball had not been kicked there was no room to initiate a review and subsequent spot-kick.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Yet, most accounts are secondhand, and more problematically, written by either confirmed believers or confirmed skeptics.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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