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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Robert Shackelford, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
Bryan follows Jeff Lynne’s ELO as a confirmed performer at 2025’s edition of BST Hyde Park.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024
The confirmed Harris supporters were happy to chat.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
There are no confirmed cases of Marburg virus disease — a rare but deadly hemorrhagic disease similar to Ebola — outside of Rwanda, and officials have said that the current risk to the US is low.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for confirmed
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“Confirmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confirmed. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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con·firmed
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