as in declarations
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 affirmations
Then develop a personal decision-making framework that honors my intuition while incorporating necessary input, ending with daily affirmations to reinforce my trust in my own judgment.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Writing down positive affirmations helps, too.
—Matias Grez, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
The idea is to make connections between people offering mutual value – rather than building a network where users strive to attract as many followers or positive affirmations of their content as possible.
—David Prosser, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Intentionality is powerful On the way to drop his daughter off at kindergarten in the morning, Williams recites affirmations with her, hoping to teach her about positive self-talk.
—Elise Devlin, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
In addition to the board’s own equity policy, the resolution cited the Supreme Court of the United States and Maryland Superintendent Carey Wright’s previous affirmations of all students’ entitlement to a public K-12 education regardless of immigration status.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2025
Inspired by this, Muhammad began creating lyrical affirmations for the students to recite, helping boost their confidence and engagement with learning.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
That’s where my affirmations come from.
—Deanna Taylor, Essence, 11 Mar. 2025
My dad sends me daily affirmations.
—Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Writing down positive affirmations helps, too.
—Matias Grez, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
The idea is to make connections between people offering mutual value – rather than building a network where users strive to attract as many followers or positive affirmations of their content as possible.
—David Prosser, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Intentionality is powerful On the way to drop his daughter off at kindergarten in the morning, Williams recites affirmations with her, hoping to teach her about positive self-talk.
—Elise Devlin, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
In addition to the board’s own equity policy, the resolution cited the Supreme Court of the United States and Maryland Superintendent Carey Wright’s previous affirmations of all students’ entitlement to a public K-12 education regardless of immigration status.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2025
Inspired by this, Muhammad began creating lyrical affirmations for the students to recite, helping boost their confidence and engagement with learning.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
That’s where my affirmations come from.
—Deanna Taylor, Essence, 11 Mar. 2025
My dad sends me daily affirmations.
—Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affirmations
Noun
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The Romanian presidential candidate faces six charges including incitement to actions against the constitutional order, communication of false information, and false declarations in continuous form (regarding sources of financing of the electoral campaign and declarations of assets).—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Now given that overturning a championship outcome is highly unlikely under the rules, Massa is instead pursuing damages and seeking declarations that the FIA breached its own regulations by overlooking the crash.—
Yara Elshebiny,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The exaggerated imagery in the music video, the company adds, reinforces that the track is not intended to be making factual assertions.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Mar. 2025
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Often sports litigations begin with dramatic assertions and intriguing legal theories only to end in confidential settlements and banal PR statements.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Affirmations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affirmations. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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