1
as in certainty
a state of mind in which one is free from doubt
spoke with conviction about her political beliefs
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as in belief
an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge
held deep convictions about life after death
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In May 2023, the brothers' appellate attorney, Cliff Gardner, filed a habeas petition to challenge the convictions.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
Trump also awaits sentencing for his May conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in New York and a possible criminal trial in Fulton County, Georgia, over his attempts to overthrow the 2020 election.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
But a lot of those gaps were actually intentional elisions, the result of Leone's broader stylistic conviction against didactic storytelling.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
That court last week ordered a new trial for a man sentenced to 35 years in prison for his conviction of injury to a child in a case that also relied on a shaken baby argument.
—Dakin Andone and Ashley Killough, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
Trump also awaits sentencing for his May conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in New York and a possible criminal trial in Fulton County, Georgia, over his attempts to overthrow the 2020 election.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
But a lot of those gaps were actually intentional elisions, the result of Leone's broader stylistic conviction against didactic storytelling.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
That court last week ordered a new trial for a man sentenced to 35 years in prison for his conviction of injury to a child in a case that also relied on a shaken baby argument.
—Dakin Andone and Ashley Killough, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conviction
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And even more so now, the idea that the quietly revolutionary stance is to embrace doubt rather than certainty.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
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Your certainty that there was a snub in repaying your kindness with inferior tuna perplexes Miss Manners.Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Founded by televangelist Jerry Falwell Sr., the college has long adhered to evangelical beliefs.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Both Amber and Reyna emphasized the necessity of self-worth and the courage to stand firm in their beliefs, even when faced with pressure to conform.Essence, Essence, 31 Oct. 2024
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The Arab Gulf countries haven’t publicly offered such assurances.Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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Mark Leverette, partner, assurance and advisory at accountants BPM points out that retrofitting existing structures can be up to six times more efficient at reducing carbon emissions than demolishing and rebuilding.Felicia Jackson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Markets force participants to have skin in the game, Coplan’s logic goes; the market’s behavior, in turn, contains more wisdom than, say, pundits spouting opinions.Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
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Some polling points to improvement in public opinion on the economy, albeit from low levels.Dave Lawler, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
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The margin of sampling error is +/- 1.82 percentage points at the 95% confidence level, for results based on the entire sample.Russell Contreras, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
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This campaign is notable, moreover, for Trump’s confidence in his team, and his team’s confidence in their candidate and strategy.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 2 Nov. 2024
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Here are some key qualities to keep in mind when buying a new queen mattress.Macy Alcido, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
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Try a 2-minute breathing exercise before important meetings or a 5-minute reflection at the day's end to reset your mind.Nik Ershov, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Research suggests that this love style is closely tied to high levels of marital satisfaction.Mark Travers, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Another study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics reported high levels of satisfaction and low levels of regret among more than 220 young people who had accessed puberty blockers and hormone therapy as kids and teens.Brenda Goodman, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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Citi analysts have also held on to their view that gold will hit $3,000 in the next six to nine months.Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
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Tangent As the Federal Reserve enacted the first interest rate cuts since 2020 and the stock market hits new highs, views of the economy improved, with a CBS News poll released last month finding 39% of Americans believe the country’s economic condition is good, up from 35% last month.Derek Saul, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Conviction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conviction. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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