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adjective

Definition of avowednext
as in declared

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verb

past tense of avow
1
as in alleged
to state as a fact usually forcefully avowed that the colonization of Mars in our lifetime is not only possible but probable

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2
as in professed
to state clearly and strongly avowed their undying love for each other

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Recent Examples of avowed
Verb
But Byron’s answer was immediate and avowed. — Steven Rowley, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 When on day five of his mayoralty Zohran Mamdani acknowledged the inefficacy of homeless sweeps and avowed to end them, street homeless adults, advocates, and attorneys rejoiced. — Deborah Berkman, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026 That Cody Balmer avowed the Palestinian cause in his call to 911, despite no prior connection to it, fits the general pattern, since that’s what was flitting across his screens. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avowed
  1. stated
  2. alleged
  3. declared
  4. explicit
  5. insisted
  6. professed
  7. unequivocal
  8. claimed
Adjective
  • And whatever the stated reason, the people who survive keep turning out to be the fluent ones.
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The foundation’s website is sparse, featuring a short mission statement, three stated goals, a donation button, and Pratt’s name.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2026
Definition of stated
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  • Officers found three victims in the direction the 15-year-old is alleged to have fired, including a 2-year-old and a person pushing a bicycle, according to court documents.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 28 July 2026
  • The report also alleged Phillips may have collected his government salary while working on campaign activity.
    — Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of alleged
Verb
  • Craig Harris reported at 12News that the level of fraud and unallowable purchases was not the 1% declared by voucher supporters like state Schools Chief Tom Horne, but closer to 20%.
    — Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Construction on the facility began in 2020; at the time, Iran declared the facility to the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency as a future facility to assemble the centrifuges that make nuclear fuel.
    — Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Definition of declared
Adjective
  • Throughout her tenure, there have been moments that point to Silver’s explicit involvement in business decisions, a number of them occurring in the last year.
    — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Cantone has not received explicit confirmation of whether the department is investigating her complaint, filed in January 2026, although the state agency asked her and Berretti for medical records from Guarino.
    — Ella Moore July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Definition of explicit
Verb
  • At his funeral back in Chicago, the boy’s mother, Mamie Till, insisted on an open casket so all the world could see what racist murderers had done to her only son.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
  • Antonetti insisted that taking on salary would not be prohibitive.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of insisted
Verb
  • Although Wilde professed to love the script, Araki wanted to be clear on what the role required.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 July 2026
  • Famously, having read an interview in which Keegan professed to missing British cereal, the club’s fans organised and paid for a shipment of Shredded Wheat.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of professed
Adjective
  • As for the former Big Brother player in the mix, JCM is unequivocal.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026
  • But being unequivocal about the end of the ceasefire also could free up Iran militarily — which could again roil oil prices and financial markets.
    — Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of unequivocal
Verb
  • Mohebi claimed that in the last two weeks Iran had destroyed a wide variety of US military facilities across the region.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • Walter was killed just one day after a fatal crash claimed the life of another e-scooter rider in Brooklyn.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
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