confirmatory
adjective
con·fir·ma·to·ry
kən-ˈfər-mə-ˌtȯr-ē 
: serving to confirm : corroborative
a confirmatory test
Examples of confirmatory in a Sentence
a confirmatory test for pregnancy
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While patients may still need confirmatory testing through brain imaging or spinal fluid analysis, this blood test enables the medical community to adopt a more proactive, precise, and personalized strategy for diagnosing and treating patients with dementia.
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Mill Etienne, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
The company offers confirmatory testing, but in most cases, California Correctional Health Care Services does not request it, according to Quest Diagnostics.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The company is evaluating the data from its extended confirmatory Phase 2 study of Bryostatin-1, which did not achieve statistical significance on the primary endpoint.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2025
This method would have theoretically reduced CMS spending on clinical confirmatory trials that missed their completion date.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
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Mill Etienne, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
The company offers confirmatory testing, but in most cases, California Correctional Health Care Services does not request it, according to Quest Diagnostics.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The company is evaluating the data from its extended confirmatory Phase 2 study of Bryostatin-1, which did not achieve statistical significance on the primary endpoint.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2025
This method would have theoretically reduced CMS spending on clinical confirmatory trials that missed their completion date.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for confirmatory
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“Confirmatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confirmatory. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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