as in declaration
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something
a sworn affirmation that he had never acted as a spy for the enemy
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Recent Examples of affirmation
The fact that there’s still such an uproar about that affirmation is itself a strong indicator of where America stands on cherishing Black lives.
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Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2025
By Jenna Ryu April 2, 2025 Collage: Self; Source Images: Smash Kitchen, Mat Hayward/Getty Images
Forget words of affirmation.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 2 Apr. 2025
There’s also the apartment’s construction, to something of an affirmation of the value of art to individuals and communities.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2025
This gratitude journal from Barnes & Noble has specific sections for positive affirmations, your daily goals, the good things that happened to you and mood tracking.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
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Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2025
By Jenna Ryu April 2, 2025 Collage: Self; Source Images: Smash Kitchen, Mat Hayward/Getty Images
Forget words of affirmation.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 2 Apr. 2025
There’s also the apartment’s construction, to something of an affirmation of the value of art to individuals and communities.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2025
This gratitude journal from Barnes & Noble has specific sections for positive affirmations, your daily goals, the good things that happened to you and mood tracking.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for affirmation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affirmation
Noun
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Arkansas' federal delegation has asked President Donald Trump to reconsider the federal government's decisions on major disaster declaration requests in response to severe weather in mid-March.—
Alex Thomas,
Arkansas Online,
27 Apr. 2025
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The government agency said the move is in response to President Trump's January 20 declaration of a national energy emergency.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Green’s teammate, Moses Moody, gave a sarcastic response to Brooks’ assertion.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Yet the President himself stokes fears of a slippery slope to strongman rule with his blanket assertions of power, his disregard for democratic guardrails, and his talk of running for a third term, despite the 22nd Amendment’s prohibition.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration downplayed the first breach amid numerous officials’ insistence that nothing classified had been shared.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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The economic promise of Dead Sea potash played a key role in Britain’s insistence on governing Palestine after World War I. But extracting the mineral posed a challenge.—
Made by History,
Time,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Affirmation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affirmation. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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