as in declaration
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something
a sworn affirmation that he had never acted as a spy for the enemy
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Recent Examples of affirmation
But engaging with those properties could mean putting even more money into her pocket and represent an explicit affirmation of her rancorous positions.
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Glen Weldon, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
Visualize your goals as already achieved with affirmations of your purpose.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
DeSantis also called for better gang enforcement, reforms to education and voting, and requiring voter registration affirmation of U.S. citizenship and Florida residency.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
Shafak’s work illuminates a profound truth: the transformation of mother’s milk into black milk serves as both catalyst and invitation—a powerful affirmation that our deepest fears contain the seeds of change.
—Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
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Glen Weldon, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
Visualize your goals as already achieved with affirmations of your purpose.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
DeSantis also called for better gang enforcement, reforms to education and voting, and requiring voter registration affirmation of U.S. citizenship and Florida residency.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
Shafak’s work illuminates a profound truth: the transformation of mother’s milk into black milk serves as both catalyst and invitation—a powerful affirmation that our deepest fears contain the seeds of change.
—Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affirmation
Noun
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Very little of what Maclean has shown us across the film helps this declaration make sense or have any weight.—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Romanian presidential candidate faces six charges including incitement to actions against the constitutional order, communication of false information, and false declarations in continuous form (regarding sources of financing of the electoral campaign and declarations of assets).—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The truth of these assertions will remain to be seen until cars arrive on British roads in March.—
James Morris,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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But one commenter disagreed with the assertion that making kids pay rent sets them back.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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But Christine and Pam [Koffler] at Killer Films are just so indefatigable in their insistence that there’s going to be a way to figure this out, again.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Blue Trail asserts that productivity is the antithesis of human fulfillment, offering an alternative of sorts to the empty promises of capitalism and Soviet-style communism with its insistence that our wellbeing isn’t tied up with notions of usefulness.—
Jay D. Weissberg,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Affirmation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affirmation. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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