1
as in insisting
to state as a fact usually forcefully
unwilling to affirm without further study that the painting is an original Rembrandt
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2
as in declaring
to state clearly and strongly
our business partner affirmed his trust in us, and we in turn promised not to let him down
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Recent Examples of affirming
Michael Kozak, a senior bureau official in the State Department, filed a brief April 12 affirming Abrego Garcia was alive.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
The federal agency that oversees Medicare and Medicaid has told states not to use Medicaid funding to pay for gender-affirming care for minors.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
Gender-affirming care rare most common among young adults A 2023 study in the medical journal JAMA Network Open found gender-affirming surgeries were most popular with young adults.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
About 1 in 4 people who underwent gender-affirming care were covered by Medicaid, the study found.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
In recent years, states across the US have restricted gender-affirming care, prohibited transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports, and mandated that schools disclose trans and nonbinary students’ identities to their parents.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
Civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer also cited Exodus to galvanize African Americans in their struggle for political rights, affirming the narrative’s contemporary relevance.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
The Arkansas House of Representatives approved on Wednesday a bill that would amend a 2023 law that allows malpractice claims regarding gender-affirming care provided to minors to be filed up to 15 years after the minor turns 18 years old.
—Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 10 Apr. 2025
Last December, the Montana Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s preliminary injunction on a law that would have made gender-affirming medical care providers vulnerable to licensing board disciplinary proceedings.
—Henry Carnell and Sarah Szilagy, Them., 10 Apr. 2025
Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
The federal agency that oversees Medicare and Medicaid has told states not to use Medicaid funding to pay for gender-affirming care for minors.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
Gender-affirming care rare most common among young adults A 2023 study in the medical journal JAMA Network Open found gender-affirming surgeries were most popular with young adults.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
About 1 in 4 people who underwent gender-affirming care were covered by Medicaid, the study found.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
In recent years, states across the US have restricted gender-affirming care, prohibited transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports, and mandated that schools disclose trans and nonbinary students’ identities to their parents.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
Civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer also cited Exodus to galvanize African Americans in their struggle for political rights, affirming the narrative’s contemporary relevance.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
The Arkansas House of Representatives approved on Wednesday a bill that would amend a 2023 law that allows malpractice claims regarding gender-affirming care provided to minors to be filed up to 15 years after the minor turns 18 years old.
—Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 10 Apr. 2025
Last December, the Montana Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s preliminary injunction on a law that would have made gender-affirming medical care providers vulnerable to licensing board disciplinary proceedings.
—Henry Carnell and Sarah Szilagy, Them., 10 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affirming
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Social-media posts showed images of smoke rising near the area, although Russian authorities did not acknowledge any strike on the airfield itself, insisting that air defenses had repelled the attack.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Their suit argues the officers violated the comedians’ Fourth Amendment rights by insisting on searching their carry-on bags and unconstitutionally target flyers by race (both Andre and English are Black).—
Andrew Wimer,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Duffy first sought to end the toll in February, declaring that his department had revoked a key federal authorization granted by the Biden administration last year — despite explicit guidelines in the authorization that only the state of New York can reverse it.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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That law lets the president regulate economic transactions after declaring a national emergency.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Numerous lawsuits have been filed against the company in the years since it was recalled, alleging that the company's alkaline water contained a toxic chemical known as hydrazine, which is used in rocket fuel, that led to severe illness and sometimes death when consumed.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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That same month, a Denver District Court judge ordered seizure of his assets at the former Grabowski’s location to satisfy part of a $670,000 fee to award-winning chef Alex Seidel, who’d brought a suit alleging Leonard failed to repay a $155,000 loan.—
Miguel Otárola,
The Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2025
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Worthy’s lawyers, Chip Lewis and Sam Bassett, released a statement asserting the Chiefs receiver’s innocence, according to KXAN-TV.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2025
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Now’s the time for Canada to stop apologizing and start asserting.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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One photo showed the couple holing mugs proclaiming the best parents ever, and the last slide needed an explanation.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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The man, who later died in a firefight with police, was an American citizen from Texas who posted several videos onto Facebook in the hours before the attack proclaiming his support for the Islamic State militant group.—
Jakob Rodgers,
The Mercury News,
3 Jan. 2025
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Essential functions, such as processing electronic returns and maintaining computer systems would continue but at a much slower pace.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Throughout the crisis, staffers kept everyone safe while maintaining the same high level of service and hospitality.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
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Parton released the song shortly after announcing the passing of her husband, Carl Thomas Dean, who died at the age of 82.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Notable events that have occurred – and have realistically overshadowed some technical releases from the OCC – include the forming of a strategic bitcoin reserve, announcing plans to amend tax treatment for cryptoassets, and a complete overhaul of crypto policy at the SEC.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Affirming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affirming. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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