1
as in declarations
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something
with jingoism rampant, the peace candidate felt compelled to make an avowal of his patriotism
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as in admissions
an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself
her own avowal that she was to blame for the accident
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Noun
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It was built not on lofty declarations, but on monitoring, transparency, and painstaking diplomacy.—
Comfort Ero,
Time,
3 Apr. 2026 -
Jericho didn’t make any other declarations or call out anyone on the AEW roster.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The schools also agreed to be audited by the government and to release admissions statistics to the public.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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In California, Proposition 209 has banned public colleges and universities from considering race in admissions since 1997.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Other leadership, like Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, remains the same, contrary to Trump’s assertions.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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The company disputes the cancer-causing assertions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Charlie, Rachel and Mike’s confessions range between youthfully jerky to downright repugnant.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Viewers quickly filled the comment section with advice, jokes and emotional confessions.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But an acknowledgments section is meant to thank and honor those who supported a writer along their path to publication.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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On publication of the manuscript, the ghostwriter is typically named, albeit obliquely – perhaps identified as a friend or consultant in the acknowledgments section.—
Emily Hodgson Anderson,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Avowals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avowals. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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