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
The book was an affirmation of love and the power of relationships.
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Its constant affirmation of the user also bordered on dangerous, becoming sycophantic and encouraging delusions, as the company discussed in an April blog post.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
Good friends and positive affirmations always help.
—Akili King, Essence, 13 Oct. 2025
At a time when so many negative narratives surround the Latino community, this kind of cultural affirmation matters deeply.
—Ana Mariella Rivera, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for affirmation
Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Its constant affirmation of the user also bordered on dangerous, becoming sycophantic and encouraging delusions, as the company discussed in an April blog post.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
Good friends and positive affirmations always help.
—Akili King, Essence, 13 Oct. 2025
At a time when so many negative narratives surround the Latino community, this kind of cultural affirmation matters deeply.
—Ana Mariella Rivera, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for affirmation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affirmation
Noun
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Melissa has since weakened to a Category 3 hurricane and continues to move north, triggering widespread flooding and emergency declarations across the Caribbean.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Her public declaration inspired another.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Taiwan, too, should keep enhancing its civil and military defenses while restraining its assertions of sovereignty in cross-strait affairs.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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None of four has commented publicly on Davis’ assertions.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His insistence in this matter only added to chocolate’s legend.—
Aleksandra Crapanzano,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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But Larry, a true cynic, was stuck in a different time, gagged and bound by a tireless insistence on creating art that subverted and satirized those same good old-fashioned family values.—
Michael Cuby,
Them.,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Affirmation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affirmation. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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