AVOWALS Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

avowals

noun

plural of avowal

as in declarations

a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something with jingoism rampant, the peace candidate felt compelled to make an avowal of his patriotism

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an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself her own avowal that she was to blame for the accident

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Noun

Officials in Lake and Porter counties have issued disaster declarations.

— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Over the last year, advocates have collected declarations from scores of detainees describing inedible food, substandard medical care and callous treatment at the hands of guards and staff.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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Directed by Na Hong-Jin and starring Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Jung Ho-yeon, Michael Fassbender, and Alicia Vikander, the alien-encounter feature has accumulated $35 million from 4,518,395 admissions.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
The earliest a change could be enacted, per this timeline, is in the 2027 admissions cycle for the cohort entering university in fall 2028.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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Across the globe, anti-gender campaigning is frequently tied to right-wing nationalism, white supremacy, and assertions of patriarchal power.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
Whether the church’s assertions withstand analytic scrutiny is a different question.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

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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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