as in evidence
something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim
regards the finding as a confirmation of the theory that extraterrestrial impacts were responsible for the demise of the dinosaurs
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Recent Examples of confirmation
During his confirmation process, Kennedy committed to doing quarterly updates with Senate HELP Chair Bill Cassidy, if requested.
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Victoria Knight, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation isn't expected to hold a confirmation vote for him until April 28 at the earliest, according to CNN.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Updated on April 3 with SpaceX's confirmation that Booster 14 will launch on Starship Flight 9.
Stephen Clark is a space reporter at Ars Technica, covering private space companies and the world’s space agencies.
—ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025
During his confirmation hearing last month, Oz vowed to empower patients to take charge of their health care and crack down on fraud, waste and abuse to safeguard federal health programs.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
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Victoria Knight, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation isn't expected to hold a confirmation vote for him until April 28 at the earliest, according to CNN.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Updated on April 3 with SpaceX's confirmation that Booster 14 will launch on Starship Flight 9.
Stephen Clark is a space reporter at Ars Technica, covering private space companies and the world’s space agencies.
—ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025
During his confirmation hearing last month, Oz vowed to empower patients to take charge of their health care and crack down on fraud, waste and abuse to safeguard federal health programs.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confirmation
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This level of protection came to prominence when Apple added it to iPhones last year, reportedly frustrating law enforcement agencies which could not tap into phones retrieved from evidence lockers even with USB forensic toolkits.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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On Friday, prosecutors took the former intern, Christopher Katz, through evidence showing Jones took him to an expensive steak dinner, gave him money for a strip club and sent late-night texts asking to get together, all shortly before pushing Maani for him to be hired by SafeSpeed.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Kennedy argued that now there are better ways to monitor it, which may be used as proof for future Medicare or Medicaid coverage.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Paid Program Ciarán McArdle is living proof that soccer can lead to success.—
Ciarán McArdle,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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So the analysis confirmed the testimony of naval architect Edward Wilding—who helped design Titanic—as to how a ship touted as unsinkable could have met such a fate.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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Prosecutors noted that some relatives will be on the witness list, and as such, shouldn't be allowed to observe testimony in the case prior to taking the stand themselves.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The International Center at UF is in charge of ensuring their foreign students have the proper documentation to enroll, but did not respond to a request for comment about whether the office was aware that his legal status had ended in October.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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This would change as the SAVE Act requires people to show documentation in person at their election offices.—
Holly Corbett,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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In this dance between leadership and empathy, organizations cultivate resilience, innovation and a thriving workplace culture that is a testament to compassionate leadership's transformative power.—
Andriana Eliadis,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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That was the biggest testament to what Soulection and myself are about.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Confirmation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confirmation. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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