avowals

plural of avowal

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of avowals As with most impassioned avowals made on hotel steps, Congress ignored it. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avowals
Noun
  • The atmosphere feels similar to Pentecostal churches, with the hymns and spiritual declarations very familiar to those sung in other churches.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • By updating the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive to blacklist specific misleading marketing tactics, however, EmpCo could lighten the load for watchdog groups by rendering once-routine declarations off-limits.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey took third place in the weekly chart, adding another $5M to it record-breaking tally from 565,696 admissions.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026
  • But considering the child of someone whose transformational philanthropy may fund scholarships for low-income students for generations is a far cry from earmarking admissions slots simply because a parent attended the university.
    — Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Revealing documents from Jones’ litigation previously became central to Lively’s own assertions in court.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In a statement, a spokesperson for Lineage said the LAFD’s report backed the company’s assertions.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Olivia moved to a center stage to deliver her vulnerable confessions of insecurity and self-doubt.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2026
  • His confessions opened up an entirely new phase of the investigation.
    — William Turton, ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Curt is thanked in the acknowledgements of the book for being a test reader.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The statement wouldn’t be so condescendingly winking if the theorist’s contributions to their field weren’t drawn, word for word, from the academic work of the late Lauren Berlant, the first person thanked in the book’s acknowledgments.
    — Maya Binyam, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Avowals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avowals. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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