as in to affirm
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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Recent Examples of reaffirm
This strong performance reaffirmed confidence in Newmont’s guidance for 2025 and supported the stock’s recent upward trend.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia reaffirmed her support for President Donald Trump on Thursday amid his escalating public spat with billionaire Elon Musk.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
This experience reaffirmed his interest in building reliable, sustainable tools that could power financial protocols, solidifying his path in the fintech sector.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 28 May 2025
Meanwhile, Moody’s reaffirmed China’s sovereign credit rating at A1, with a negative outlook.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia reaffirmed her support for President Donald Trump on Thursday amid his escalating public spat with billionaire Elon Musk.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
This experience reaffirmed his interest in building reliable, sustainable tools that could power financial protocols, solidifying his path in the fintech sector.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 28 May 2025
Meanwhile, Moody’s reaffirmed China’s sovereign credit rating at A1, with a negative outlook.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reaffirm
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Watkins’ conviction was overturned in 2023, affirming his innocence after years of efforts by his family and the Georgia Innocence Project, according to the lawsuit.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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Illinois hospital emergency departments must continue to provide abortions when necessary to pregnant women whose health is in danger, despite a change in federal guidance earlier this week, state leaders affirmed Wednesday.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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Currently in Phase One of a three-phase development effort, the program is working on how to most accurately and efficiently direct power, correcting the beam wavefront to maintain quality, making the system throttleable, and reduce conversion losses across the relays.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 June 2025
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Here are recommendations for maintaining safety during a thunderstorm: To minimize risk of being struck by lightning, when going outside, have a plan to get to a safer place.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 June 2025
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The old hierarchies from civilian life can easily reassert themselves in the military.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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His response was Blue Velvet, a film that reasserted his control and cemented his reputation as a visionary chronicler of suburban darkness.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
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Alex Caruso, one of the team’s veterans, was a bench guy, until he was tasked with defending Nikola Jokić during the Thunder’s series against the Denver Nuggets, and did about as good a job as anyone has ever done of shutting Jokić down.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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In 1958, President Eisenhower invoked the Insurrection Act to deploy troops to Arkansas to enforce the Supreme Court’s decision ending racial segregation in schools, and to defend Black students against a violent mob.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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“Reaffirm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reaffirm. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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