avowedly

avow·ed·ly | \ ə-ˈvau̇-əd-lē

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Definition of avowedly

1 : with open acknowledgment : frankly an avowedly hostile review

2 : by unsupported assertion or profession alone : allegedly politicians remain skeptical of … avowedly democratic intentions— Jerry Kirshenbaum

Examples of avowedly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Some, such as SAG-AFTRA, are avowedly nonpolitical, while others may be waiting to see how the fractious Democratic primary plays out. — Jonathan Handel, Billboard, "Bernie Sanders Nabs Endorsement From L.A. Musicians Union Local," 13 Feb. 2020 Sanders is surging days before the Iowa caucuses and a couple of weeks before the New Hampshire primary, leaving Republican operatives avowedly opposed to Trump worried and perplexed. — David M. Drucker, Washington Examiner, "'It's asking a lot': Never Trump Republicans draw the line at Bernie Sanders," 29 Jan. 2020 Some communist, some gangster, some civil rights agitator, or avowedly militant antiwar radical. — K.n.c., The Economist, "Surveillance is a fact of life, so make privacy a human right," 13 Dec. 2019 Imagine these avowedly empathetic people hearing about the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi last month. — Wired, "Empathy Is Tearing Us Apart," 9 Nov. 2019 There is no basis for Corellium to be selling a product that allows the creation of avowedly perfect replicas of Apple's devices to anyone willing to pay. — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, "Apple sues company that sells “perfect replicas” of iOS without a license," 16 Aug. 2019 But there is, at the same time, an undercurrent of growing discomfort among avowedly conservative Muslims. — Shadi Hamid, Washington Post, "For religious American Muslims, hostility from the right and disdain from the left," 25 July 2019 Coming from a White House avowedly in favor of eliminating a host of government regulations, Scalia's nomination is no great surprise. — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, "Eugene Scalia, Trump's pick to head the Labor Department, scares worker advocates to death," 19 July 2019 Set: Brandon Kirkham’s functional, multilevel set is almost comically two-dimensional, highlighting the artifice in a piece that’s avowedly theatrical. — Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Jokes flow freely in Skylight's 'Urinetown'," 19 May 2018

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“Avowedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avowedly. Accessed 6 Apr. 2020.

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