affirmations

plural of affirmation

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of affirmations Those are affirmations Rams players and coaches have utilized during a season of great expectations mired in major underachievement. — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 Since its inception in 2022, Doggyland has produced a variety of educational songs about affirmations, letters, numbers, colors, animals, good habits and accepting others. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 But more often, their affirmations tend to settle for the conventional. — Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026 The welcome return, another highlight in a rich career, sparked the latest of Scott’s recurring affirmations. — Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026 Following Habitat tradition, the workers and attendees signed the frame boards of the homes with notes of encouragement, blessings and positive affirmations. — Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Chiappini also read aloud notes found on the phone referencing Clancy’s struggles and seeming personal affirmations. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 Eating disorders, as those in recovery have stressed, thrive on the pathological evidence of their symptoms, spinning negative attention—concern, disgust—into fatal affirmations. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026 Critically, in the third experiment, their affirmations came before the failure and still worked to defeat rumination. — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affirmations
Noun
  • The boldest declarations of solidarity, Lee knows, often precede the quietest and cruellest of betrayals.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The invasive species, first discovered in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in October 2024, has prompted emergency declarations in Sacramento, Yolo, San Joaquin and Kern counties.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The battle — which escalated into a federal lawsuit filed Thursday by the Justice Department against the state, Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Logan — features striking assertions of official misconduct.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Speaking to Fox News Digital, Kravetz dismissed assertions that her group relies on DSA tactics, emphasizing that CVPE supporters span the political spectrum.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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“Affirmations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affirmations. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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