as in to affirm
to formally state (something) again in order to emphasize that it is true
The President reaffirmed his commitment to cutting taxes. She reaffirmed her stance on the issue.
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Recent Examples of reaffirm
If approved by voters, Referendum 310 would reaffirm the city ordinance that banned flavor tobacco sales in the city.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
The candidates were asked to explain and reaffirm their commitments to stay out of the 2026 race.
—Ilana Arougheti
updated October 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
The judge overseeing the case could reaffirm the guardianship, ease up on the restrictions, rule that Morrissey should be replaced or remove it all together.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
The win over the Jets continued to reaffirm that thinking.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
The candidates were asked to explain and reaffirm their commitments to stay out of the 2026 race.
—Ilana Arougheti
updated October 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
The judge overseeing the case could reaffirm the guardianship, ease up on the restrictions, rule that Morrissey should be replaced or remove it all together.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
The win over the Jets continued to reaffirm that thinking.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reaffirm
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Filming the stairs and seeing the response affirmed that her experience was, in fact, out of the ordinary.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Even if the House succeeded in impeaching a judge, the Senate would need to affirm that decision by a two-thirds majority vote.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Together, these changes help maintain Full Well Capacity despite the tiny pixel size.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Sleek, minimal designs add polish while maintaining an effortless feel.—
Gabrielle Porcaro,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are now facing pressure from within their own party over whether to reassert legislative authority on war powers, all while navigating high-stakes votes on health care and government spending ahead of the fall midterms.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
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The national security strategy released by the White House in December portrayed European allies as weak and aimed to reassert America’s dominance in the Western Hemisphere.—
Meg Kinnard,
Fortune,
4 Jan. 2026
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Playing without William Nylander, Jake McCabe and Chris Tanev, among others, the Leafs ran all over the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers for two periods and then hung on to beat them in the third.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The new agreement says that Ukraine’s sovereignty and its ability to defend itself are non-negotiable elements of any peace deal and warned that its self-defense is essential to its own security and wider Euro-Atlantic stability.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Reaffirm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reaffirm. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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