You heard “confirmed” in the news.

Here, “confirmed” means officially said that something is true.

For example: The school confirmed that the library would close early.

The school officially said that the library would close early.

You heard “tracing” in the news.

Here, “tracing” means finding and contacting people who had contact with someone who is ill.

For example: The delivery company is tracing a package that went missing.

The company is trying to find where the missing package is.

You heard “inaccessible” in the news.

Here, “inaccessible” means not able to be reached or used.

For example: The website was inaccessible because the internet connection was down.

The website could not be reached or used.