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
While the braille labels provide practical functionality for blind and visually impaired children, the affirmations and tactile elements invite all kids to engage with the product.
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Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Everyone did their best, sensing the love and affirmation from this audience of their peers, families and friends.
—Cory Trenda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
But as the novel progressed, her desire for affirmation only swelled.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
These laws compel an affirmation-only approach to treatment plans and impose a chilling effect on counselors otherwise willing to intervene, challenge, or outright attempt to disrupt a child’s feelings of dysphoria, as opposed to fueling their gender confusion.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
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Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Everyone did their best, sensing the love and affirmation from this audience of their peers, families and friends.
—Cory Trenda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
But as the novel progressed, her desire for affirmation only swelled.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
These laws compel an affirmation-only approach to treatment plans and impose a chilling effect on counselors otherwise willing to intervene, challenge, or outright attempt to disrupt a child’s feelings of dysphoria, as opposed to fueling their gender confusion.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affirmation
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In that sense, the song feels like a defining turning point in their career — both a declaration and a promise of what’s to come.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
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The region is also still recovering from major flooding in August of last year - Kipnuk, one of the villages hardest hit by the remnants of Typhoon Halong, received one of the first-ever federal disaster declarations for an Alaska tribe in the wake of that flooding.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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The heist comes off as an acte gratuit—André Gide’s term for an action whose motivelessness is an assertion of freedom—and gives rise to the existential adventure of a hunted man on the run.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
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Then-Media School Dean James Shanahan rebutted the assertion, saying the school had never sought to influence the paper's content.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
14 Oct. 2025
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Michael’s insistence on keeping certain shots was becoming more pronounced.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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What’s more, despite the president’s insistence to the contrary, tariffs are driving up inflation, the note said, with the rate expected to hit 3 percent by December, a full point above the Federal Reserve’s 2 percent goal.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Affirmation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affirmation. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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