adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
confirmed bachelor (= a man who has decided that he will never marry )
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Gerald was 38, and a confirmed bachelor .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be confirmed
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Again, this was confirmed by the application of simple statistical regression analysis.
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If your experiment is confirmed , it will be a sensational advance.
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In the March 18 reshuffle nine ministers were confirmed in their positions.
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In the remaining patient, amyloid deposits of the jejunum were confirmed by intraoperative biopsy specimens.
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It was confirmed last night that the idea of privately-run detention centres was being pursued within the Home Office.
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Moments later his suspicions were confirmed as it gradually slid open.
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That was confirmed on Saturday and Ratner was told around 1 p. m. that afternoon.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But he was a confirmed teetotaller.
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Teachers are not required to give a confirmed level for a pupil at any one moment during the key stage.
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The confirmed hard left on the executive is now reduced to two: Tony Benn, and Dennis Skinner.
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The Commissioner of Inland Revenue made and confirmed assessments on the taxpayer for those years in respect of the profits from sub-licensing the films.