1
: openly acknowledged or declared
an avowed liberal/conservative
2
: asserted to be true or real : professed
their avowed purpose/goal/aim/intention
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Hezbollah’s military capabilities dwarf those of Hamas, which Israel has been battling for the past six months with the avowed goal of dismantling the movement.
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Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
An avowed white supremacist writing about Indigenous peoples is unlikely to fly these days.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2022
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Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
An avowed white supremacist writing about Indigenous peoples is unlikely to fly these days.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2022
See all Example Sentences for avowed
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“Avowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avowed. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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