reaffirmation
noun
re·af·fir·ma·tion
(ˌ)rē-ˌa-fər-ˈmā-shən 
plural reaffirmations
: a second or subsequent affirmation : the act of reaffirming something or the condition of being reaffirmed
a reaffirmation of the country's founding principles
Her announcement Friday served as a reaffirmation of her desire to continue in that instrumental role …—
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Sunday’s stadium-sized funeral for popular conservative youth organizer Charlie Kirk is expected to be a reaffirmation of the Make America Great Again movement started by President Donald Trump and not a national unity event to reach out to critics, according to some close to Kirk’s group.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
The meeting, according to Trump administration officials, was a status update and a reaffirmation of the goal of getting both Ukraine and Russia to meet to ultimately reach an agreement to end the war.
—Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Even with Beijing’s recent distancing from North Korea, and Washington’s reaffirmation of its position on Taiwan, the risk of miscalculation over either issue remains dangerously high—high enough that the United States and China could be dragged into a direct military confrontation.
—Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
The reaffirmation of Home Depot's sales, profit and margin projections is particularly noteworthy since that seems to imply the home improvement giant is betting on better results in the second half of this year after two straight profit misses in the first half.
—Pia Singh,yun Li, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
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Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
The meeting, according to Trump administration officials, was a status update and a reaffirmation of the goal of getting both Ukraine and Russia to meet to ultimately reach an agreement to end the war.
—Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Even with Beijing’s recent distancing from North Korea, and Washington’s reaffirmation of its position on Taiwan, the risk of miscalculation over either issue remains dangerously high—high enough that the United States and China could be dragged into a direct military confrontation.
—Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
The reaffirmation of Home Depot's sales, profit and margin projections is particularly noteworthy since that seems to imply the home improvement giant is betting on better results in the second half of this year after two straight profit misses in the first half.
—Pia Singh,yun Li, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Reaffirmation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reaffirmation. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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