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adjective

confirming

indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen

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Six example sentences with confirming, each labelled with its topic.

  • After the rapid screen came back positive, the lab ran a confirming test before anyone told the patient anything.

    Medicine

  • A confirming assay on the second sample ruled out contamination and settled which bacterium had grown in the culture.

    Science

  • The court would not accept the roadside screen alone and required a confirming laboratory analysis before the hearing.

    Law

  • Rangers sent a confirming sample to the state lab before closing the lake, even though the green scum looked obvious.

    Environment

  • The health inspector ran a confirming culture from the salad bar, and the suspected bacteria grew within two days.

    Cooking

  • A confirming analysis of tissue preserved since 1918 finally identified the strain behind the pandemic that year.

    History

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