confirmatory
adjective
con·fir·ma·to·ry
kən-ˈfər-mə-ˌtȯr-ē 
: serving to confirm : corroborative
a confirmatory test
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a confirmatory test for pregnancy
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will perform confirmatory tests.
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Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
Initial tests suggested the child might have the bird flu, but confirmatory tests by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could not identify the virus.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
In India, health workers typically rely on symptom reporting to identify potential cases, and then send those people for a confirmatory X-ray, says Wadhwani’s chief AI scientist Alpan Raval.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Dec. 2024
At least 10 birds – including ducks, geese and a zebra dove – were reported dead on the property on Nov. 12 and were then sent for confirmatory testing.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
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Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
Initial tests suggested the child might have the bird flu, but confirmatory tests by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could not identify the virus.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
In India, health workers typically rely on symptom reporting to identify potential cases, and then send those people for a confirmatory X-ray, says Wadhwani’s chief AI scientist Alpan Raval.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Dec. 2024
At least 10 birds – including ducks, geese and a zebra dove – were reported dead on the property on Nov. 12 and were then sent for confirmatory testing.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Confirmatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confirmatory. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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