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verb

past tense of avow

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of avowed
Adjective
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
  • The patients alleged the company didn’t disclose the risk of false positives in genetic testing on embryos, which led them to discard potentially viable embryos.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Because of his status as a prestige member, the club turned a blind eye to the abuse, the lawsuit alleged − the organization was ultimately not part of the trial.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • In July 2024, a mistrial was declared.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Dale was hospitalized and declared brain dead the following day.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The stated goal for GPT-5 will be consolidation, a branding move to unify o-series models and GPT-series models.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos‘ aerospace company Blue Origin doesn’t seem all that close to its stated objective of a world in which millions of people live and work in space.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Innies insisted on exploring the outside world.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Hamas has insisted on sticking to the initial framework signed with Israel in January, which would have seen parties move to a second phase on March 1.
    Nadeen Ebrahim and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • That professed skepticism clashed with his record in office.
    Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
  • That professed confidence in each’s own instincts and indifference to most dissident opinions is how both led the country and made some pretty colossal missteps.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Norris steps out of the aisle and appears to direct two other men in, though no explicit order could be heard.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards has been fined $50,000 by the NBA for an explicit verbal exchange with a Los Angeles Lakers fan during Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Huang asserted that the groundbreaking model will actually require more computation than many in the industry thought.
    Julie Coleman, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025
  • In May 2024, they were even seen dancing alongside each other at a public event in which the dictator asserted Zimbabwe's intention to compete for the hosting rights of the 2027 Cricket World Cup.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • His jockey Luis Saez flagged it for the team, and the veterinarians were unequivocal: condylar fracture, a common non-career-ending result of repetitive stress on the cannon bone, but requiring surgery.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • On a visit to Nagasaki and Hiroshima, where the world's first atomic bombs were dropped, killing tens of thousands, his message was unequivocal: nuclear weapons are immoral.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025

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“Avowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avowed. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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