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adjective

Definition of avowednext
as in declared

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verb

past tense of avow
1
as in alleged
to state as a fact usually forcefully avowed that the colonization of Mars in our lifetime is not only possible but probable

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2
as in professed
to state clearly and strongly avowed their undying love for each other

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Recent Examples of avowed
Adjective
In the nineteen-forties, Harlem twice elected a city councilman, Ben Davis, who was an avowed, card-carrying member of the Communist Party and ended up serving five years in prison under an anti-Communist law. — Eric Lach, New Yorker, 8 June 2025 An avowed foodie, Favreau learned some impressive knife skills for the role. — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024 Hezbollah’s military capabilities dwarf those of Hamas, which Israel has been battling for the past six months with the avowed goal of dismantling the movement. — Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024 An avowed white supremacist writing about Indigenous peoples is unlikely to fly these days. — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2022 An avowed minimalist, Ogle moves from place to place with few possessions. — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 25 Nov. 2021 The avowed Trump supporter has expressed skepticism about Dominion's integrity. — Carly Roman, Washington Examiner, 18 Jan. 2021 Christopher Smith for The New York Times Jane King, a financial investor from Boston who describes herself as progressive, began the presidential primary as an avowed supporter of Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. — New York Times, 1 Apr. 2020
Verb
But Byron’s answer was immediate and avowed. — Steven Rowley, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 When on day five of his mayoralty Zohran Mamdani acknowledged the inefficacy of homeless sweeps and avowed to end them, street homeless adults, advocates, and attorneys rejoiced. — Deborah Berkman, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026 That Cody Balmer avowed the Palestinian cause in his call to 911, despite no prior connection to it, fits the general pattern, since that’s what was flitting across his screens. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avowed
  1. stated
  2. alleged
  3. declared
  4. explicit
  5. insisted
  6. professed
  7. unequivocal
  8. claimed
Adjective
  • Wayfair, with Castlegate, Shein, with its manufacturing network, and Beyond, with its stated goal of being the ‘everything home company’ are each trying to replicate the success of these models.
    — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • With the call spread strategy in this ETF, a call is sold to generate premium at a stated price, and another call option is bought at the same time at a higher strike price to capture potential upside.
    — Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 23 June 2026
Definition of stated
Verb
  • Gray alleged a litany of corruption violations, including claims that Haggerty double-billed the county for travel expenses and misused public resources.
    — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • Alberto Fujimori of Peru must face Alejandro Toledo in a runoff election; Toledo’s supporters had alleged electoral fraud.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
Definition of alleged
Verb
  • The State Department on Tuesday congratulated conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori after she was declared the winner of Peru’s presidential runoff election by a razor-thin margin.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • The military declared McKinney dead in March 1946, though no crash site had been identified, let alone any remains of the man from Providence, Rhode Island.
    — Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Definition of declared
Adjective
  • There is no more explicit example of the vulnerability of American democracy, and of the magnitude of the task of repairing it once it is breached.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
  • The real toxicity concern, per The New Republic‘s review of contractor materials, confirming previous reporting from Meidas News, lies in the epoxy resin used for the pool’s new lining, which carries explicit long-term aquatic toxicity warnings.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Definition of explicit
Verb
  • Slave owners insisted that human bondage fulfilled God’s will.
    — Jim Rasenberger, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
  • Even with some international teams packing up to go home, Rodríguez late Thursday insisted that the government was not winding down rescue efforts.
    — Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of insisted
Verb
  • Even Kennedy, who has professed a deep interest in fixing the nation’s patchy addiction-treatment infrastructure, has offered no plan for dealing specifically with the country’s favorite drug.
    — Lev Facher, STAT, 30 June 2026
  • This was something that Clarkson, who has professed his love for the car on more than one occasion, would end up documenting on Top Gear.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 June 2026
Definition of professed
Adjective
  • Billy Leung, investment strategist at Global X ETFs was unequivocal.
    — Lim Hui Jie,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • To that end, the Constitution laid down clear, unequivocal and enforceable rules to protect individuals’ rights.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026
Definition of unequivocal
Verb
  • The Dodgers claimed a series win in the four-game home set against their division rival, with the chance to sweep Sunday.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Russia meanwhile has claimed that its forces now control the important town of Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of claimed

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