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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
  • What Anthropic Actually Said The stated goal is co-design — building the chip and the model together so each shapes the other.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The agreement also provides no stated process for enforcing the requirement.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of stated
Verb
  • The affidavit does not say who is alleged to have posted the video.
    — Sarah Ford, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Matt Weiss is alleged to have hacked into the accounts of athletes – mostly women – from more than 100 universities.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of alleged
Verb
  • Six people, including two children and two teenagers, were declared dead on arrival, Tanaji said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Tehran declared the strait closed again after accusing Washington of violating the MoU by opening a new shipping route through the waterway.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of declared
Adjective
  • That strategy—adding explicit advice to the reassurance—may be the fix that allows doctors both to reassure and persuade patients to stick with a treatment protocol.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Aug. 2026
  • However, the law avoids explicit mention of colonialism, effectively broadening its scope.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of explicit
Verb
  • Everything is squared away now, Price insisted, and there should be no further delays.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Asked to comment about its international isolation, Farahi insisted the Taliban government was engaged with some 40 countries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of insisted
Verb
  • After this experience, China strengthened its public health capacity and professed a new openness to reporting of potential epidemics.
    — David J. Hunter, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Bruce, 76, professed his love for Patti, 72, at the June 6 dedication of the new Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music on the campus of Monmouth University in Long Branch.
    — Chris Jordan, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of professed
Adjective
  • The Infectious Diseases Society of America has been equally unequivocal.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Anyone looking for an unequivocal statement of Edelman’s personal views will be disappointed here.
    — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of unequivocal
Verb
  • Bagherzadeh, who leads Iran’s armed forces’ missing persons search committee, earlier claimed that Qatar had held the three crew members for months after their planes were shot down early in the war.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said the Israeli military staged a series of attacks on his country on Saturday, including intensive airstrikes and shelling, that claimed the lives of at least nine people and injured 11.
    — Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of claimed

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