confirmed
adjective
con·firmed
kən-ˈfərmd 
1
a
: marked by long continuance and likely to persist
a confirmed habit
b
: fixed in habit and unlikely to change
a confirmed do-gooder
2
: having received the rite of confirmation
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Examples of confirmed in a Sentence
a confirmed grouch who never seems to smile
a confirmed tendency to exaggerate about everything
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Bear meat was the confirmed or suspected source of infection in the majority of those outbreaks, the CDC said.
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Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 25 May 2024
Of these individuals, the vast majority would not experience anaphylaxis, and there are no confirmed reports of fatal anaphylaxis from allergens below the thresholds, according to the 2023 FAO/WHO report.
—Carolyn Beans, Ars Technica, 13 June 2024
French museums still house many of the pieces without confirmed owners.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2024
Counties with confirmed tornadoes: Anderson County Bourbon County Boyd County
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The National Weather Service of Louisville stated Thursday morning that the tornado that struck Prospect was an EF-2.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 4 Apr. 2024
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Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 25 May 2024
Of these individuals, the vast majority would not experience anaphylaxis, and there are no confirmed reports of fatal anaphylaxis from allergens below the thresholds, according to the 2023 FAO/WHO report.
—Carolyn Beans, Ars Technica, 13 June 2024
French museums still house many of the pieces without confirmed owners.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2024
Counties with confirmed tornadoes: Anderson County Bourbon County Boyd County
Clark County
Henry County
Jefferson County
Jessamine County
Mason County
McCracken County
Nelson County
The National Weather Service of Louisville stated Thursday morning that the tornado that struck Prospect was an EF-2.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 4 Apr. 2024
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con·firmed
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