affirmation

noun

ˌa-fər-ˈmā-shən How to pronounce affirmation (audio)
Definition of affirmationnext
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 More than a hundred shirts line the walls, each featuring a personal letter thanking Potts for his tutelage and affirmation. — Pj Green october 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026 Rather than cloture, the midterm elections may bring affirmation of a rolling building ban. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026 The welcome return, another highlight in a rich career, sparked the latest of Scott’s recurring affirmations. — Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026 While the car caravans are acknowledged as a symbol of cultural pride and, for many, an affirmation of identity, Chicago city officials and Mexican Independence Day festival planners alike worry about the potential danger. — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for affirmation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affirmation
  1. declaration
  2. assertion
  3. insistence
Noun
  • The county is under an emergency declaration and residents in susceptible areas were told to evacuate Thursday afternoon.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The boldest declarations of solidarity, Lee knows, often precede the quietest and cruellest of betrayals.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of declaration
Noun
  • Vote banks had thus turned into vehicles of collective political assertion.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Trump has repeatedly denied ordering the disruption of Starlink, despite Musk's public assertions that the order would have come from the White House.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of assertion
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  • After the wisdom of America's most popular sport was questioned over its insistence to play its first-ever game in France in the wake of a Saturday filled with protests and violence, the NFL kicked off inside Paris's Stade de France on Sunday.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • This takes more chutzpah than Ohtani’s insistence to continue as a two-way player.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of insistence

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“Affirmation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affirmation. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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