avowed 1 of 2

past tense of avow

avowed

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adjective

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Recent Examples of avowed
Verb
An avowed white supremacist writing about Indigenous peoples is unlikely to fly these days. John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2022 An avowed minimalist, Ogle moves from place to place with few possessions. Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 25 Nov. 2021 The avowed Trump supporter has expressed skepticism about Dominion's integrity. Carly Roman, Washington Examiner, 18 Jan. 2021 Christopher Smith for The New York Times Jane King, a financial investor from Boston who describes herself as progressive, began the presidential primary as an avowed supporter of Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. New York Times, 1 Apr. 2020 See All Example Sentences for avowed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avowed
Verb
  • McLaughlin further alleged that Trebach blocked agents of Customs and Border Protection from carrying out their duties, and that led to her arrest.
    Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Rosie O'Donnell has alleged that her iconic, show-stopping, infamous on-air fight with The View cohost Elisabeth Hasselbeck was an inside job.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Bryan previously described himself as a libertarian and declared that his music wasn't political.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In the 1880s, a New York heiress with an active and unorthodox social life was declared a habitual drunkard, placed under a legal guardianship, and later confined to an asylum.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Instead, users who rely on ChatGPT, for example, for tips on handling their clinical depression are relying on the tool for a function that’s beyond its stated purpose.
    Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
  • In a franchise system, this shows in how the franchisor supports its owners, how decisions are made and whether the brand’s actions truly reflect its stated purpose.
    Gigi Schweikert, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Noboa has insisted the fuel subsidy cut is here to stay.
    Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Altaylı denied the accusations and insisted that his comments had been taken out of context.
    Afşin Yurdakul, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That concept, Nix professed in July, is what will keep him from enduring an off year in Year 2.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The White Lotus actors met at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles in 2007 and professed their love for one another just a few weeks later.
    Caroline Blair, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The ride is also one of the only Disney parks attractions that features explicit images of human death, including the ride's opening sequence that sees visitors locked inside a room that, with help from special visual effects, stretches upward with guests inside.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
  • But in the dietary guidelines advisory report, the scientific committee didn't make any explicit recommendations on the topic.
    Will Stone, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Israel unleased a ferocious response that has claimed the lives of more then 67,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children.
    Greg Myre, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The Yankees claimed a 9-6 comeback win, and announced their presence in the series with authority.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Gray asserted his authority with blunt force.
    Douglas M. Charles, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In a thread on X, Cox pushed back against former British diplomat Carig Murray, who asserted that Israel lacked jurisdiction.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025

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