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
This was an affirmation of the clear meaning of the Second Amendment.
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 25 June 2025
The combo of physical closeness + verbal affirmation?
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 23 June 2025
At school, Pappas teaches about five classes a day, and even adopted uplifting affirmations into her curriculum.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
What started as a playful affirmation craze turned into a global conversation about mindset and the power of expectation.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 25 June 2025
The combo of physical closeness + verbal affirmation?
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 23 June 2025
At school, Pappas teaches about five classes a day, and even adopted uplifting affirmations into her curriculum.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
What started as a playful affirmation craze turned into a global conversation about mindset and the power of expectation.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for affirmation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affirmation
Noun
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Stan Douglas is a powerful, one-of-a-kind artist who doesn’t declare his importance through flash or by making press-ready declarations about how to look at his various films and photographs through the lens of autobiography.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
1 Aug. 2025
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Trump has also cracked down on what was known as the de minimis exemption, which exempted small shipments valued at $800 or less from customs duties and declarations.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Phelan batted aside several assertions, saying the measure targets candidates and campaign operatives who would deceive voters with fake images that often look real.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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There are four myths here, beginning with the assertion that the recession was caused by too much private sector greed and risk-taking and too little government supervision.—
John C. Goodman,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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The two sides squabbled over America’s insistence on high tariffs for steel and aluminum, looming tariffs on pharmaceuticals and the tariff floor for virtually all goods that the Trump administration appears set to raise to 15%.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
27 July 2025
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Initially, something about Too Much’s insistence on citing rom-coms in its episode titles while so stubbornly resisting romance felt galling to me.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
17 July 2025
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“Affirmation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affirmation. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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