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reaffirming

verb

present participle of reaffirm
as in affirming
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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  1. affirming
  2. maintaining
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  • The ruling navigates new state and federal law, affirming parents’ constitutional right to information while leaving California’s ban on policies that force teachers to automatically tell parents about a student’s gender.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, a comprehensive framework affirming the rights of Indigenous populations worldwide.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of affirming
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  • At the core of South Africa’s push to reset its ties with the US while maintaining strong relations with China are mines like the giant Mogalakwena site, 150 miles north of Johannesburg and operated by Valterra Platinum.
    — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • That is dismissive of the workers whose livelihoods are at stake and overlooks why maintaining this workforce matters in the first place.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of maintaining
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“Reaffirming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reaffirming. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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