reaffirmation

noun

re·​af·​fir·​ma·​tion (ˌ)rē-ˌa-fər-ˈmā-shən How to pronounce reaffirmation (audio)
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 …Sean Sullivan

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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 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 For Indonesia, fairness looks like a strong reaffirmation of source taxation. Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 All to say that Dead & Company's final show of a three-night stand in Golden Gate Park Sunday, Aug. 3, was nothing less than a reaffirmation that what the original quintet forged with spirited abandon is likely to live on well past any mortal expiration dates. Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reaffirmation

Word History

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reaffirmation was in 1753

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“Reaffirmation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reaffirmation. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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