affirmations

plural of affirmation

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of affirmations 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 Threets became known online for spreading positivity and his affirmations. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 19 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 Mornings at the camp are dedicated to light exercise, camp songs, positive affirmations and a gentle initiation into meditation. — Savita Patel, Mercury News, 26 July 2026 Each morning before Grays drops her now 2-year-old daughter off at daycare, the two share a ritual of positive affirmations. — Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affirmations
Noun
  • Schema declarations carry a weight that press mentions don’t.
    — Joseph Byrum, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • TikTok has been brimming with unboxing videos and fan declarations that the character Nikki, who sports the famous red top, will be the Halloween costume of the season.
    — Mariam Bagdady, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • There is so much here that is confident and simple in a high-school-biology manner—these are assertions that reveal no uncertainty or any interest in encountering knowledge beyond her own.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Some requests were for DeepSeek’s technology, a finding that bolsters assertions from Congress that the company is in bed with the CCP’s military and spying apparatus.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026

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“Affirmations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affirmations. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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