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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In the nineteen-forties, Harlem twice elected a city councilman, Ben Davis, who was an avowed, card-carrying member of the Communist Party and ended up serving five years in prison under an anti-Communist law.
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Eric Lach, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
One bitter irony of the faux-Ghibli meme is that Miyazaki is an avowed hater of A.I. technology.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2025
An avowed foodie, Favreau learned some impressive knife skills for the role.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
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.
—Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
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Eric Lach, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
One bitter irony of the faux-Ghibli meme is that Miyazaki is an avowed hater of A.I. technology.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2025
An avowed foodie, Favreau learned some impressive knife skills for the role.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
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.
—Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Avowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avowed. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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