confirmational

as in supportive
serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something that's an interesting hypothesis but one that still awaits confirmational data

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confirmatory
Adjective
  • 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.
    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
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“Confirmational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confirmational. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.

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