Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To confirm again, especially to establish or support more firmly.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To confirm anew.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To confirm anew.
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- verb To
confirm again; to establish more firmly
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb confirm again
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Examples
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On March 18, acting Federal Aviation Administrator Robert Sturgell ordered aviation inspectors to "reconfirm" that airlines operating within the U.S. have complied with all airworthiness directives.
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Last Friday, President Bush asked the Justice Dept. to look into whether those 200,000 new Ohio voters must "reconfirm" their registrations before Election Day, to make certain mismatches don't signal fraudulent registrations.
Diane Tucker: Dems Mobilize Against GOP-Planned Showdown at Ohio Polls 2008
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** UPDATE 2** A week after the Supreme Court dismissed the case, President Bush last Friday asked the Justice Dept. to look into whether those 200,000 new Ohio voters must "reconfirm" their registrations before Election Day, to make certain mismatches don't signal fraudulent registrations.
Diane Tucker: Ohio GOP Still Chasing Undecideds; Dems Making Sure Supporters Pull The Lever 2008
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On March 18, acting Federal Aviation Administrator Robert Sturgell ordered aviation inspectors to "reconfirm" that airlines operating within the U.S. have complied with all airworthiness directives.
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Instead of using the tired old method of pretending that some security breach has compromised your account details, and trying to get you to head off to the phisher's web site to "reconfirm" your passwords and for them to then use them to ransack your accounts, this one plays on that most primal of human natures: greed.
Nasty new phishing attack going around... sbisson 2005
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Head of the ANC presidency, Smuts Ngonyama, said his party wished to "reconfirm" its confidence in Mahlangu's leadership.
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In a letter to tenants, Abdul said he wanted to "reconfirm" Swervo's commitment to providing "the most professional, ethical and tenant-focused services possible."
National Business News - Local Business News | bizjournals 2010
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Last week in New York, over a thousand heads of state, corporate chieftains, community activists, social impact investors, movie stars and foundation executives convened at the Clinton Global Initiative to reconfirm their actionable commitments on behalf of a better world.
Jonathan Lewis: I Was a Hollywood Extra for Social Change Jonathan Lewis 2010
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Last week in New York, over a thousand heads of state, corporate chieftains, community activists, social impact investors, movie stars and foundation executives convened at the Clinton Global Initiative to reconfirm their actionable commitments on behalf of a better world.
Jonathan Lewis: I Was a Hollywood Extra for Social Change Jonathan Lewis 2010
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When there was a need to reconfirm Ben Bernanke it got done, and quickly.
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