The results of the second test merely confirmed the first.

It merely confirmed what she already knew to be the case.

Of course, he had known that already; this merely confirmed it.

The court, however, merely confirmed what technology had already made inevitable.

Some of this merely confirmed what he had already suspected.

He'd already felt certain of that fact; the report merely confirmed his conclusion.

The introduction of the second radio in 1979 merely confirmed this practice.

In defending his friend, he merely confirms that both of them do not really know what they are talking about.

If a court order is made, it merely confirms that the election was appropriate.

The message merely confirmed his instinct, but he had known it!