avouched

verb

Definition of avouchednext
past tense of avouch
1
as in affirmed
to declare (something) to be true or genuine a note from my doctor avouching that my medical condition did indeed disqualify me from gym class

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2
as in alleged
to state as a fact usually forcefully avouched that he had never cheated on his taxes in his life

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3
as in declared
to state clearly and strongly she tends to avouch her opinions in such a way as to imply that anyone who thinks otherwise is an idiot

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  1. affirmed
  2. alleged
  3. declared
  4. asserted
  5. insisted
  6. contended
  7. announced
  8. certified
Verb
  • Since the pandemic was affirmed, the WHO reports that around 777 million people have been infected by the virus worldwide.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Since the pandemic was affirmed, the WHO reports that around 777 million people have been infected by the virus worldwide, giving the illness an overall worldwide mortality rate of a little less than 1 percent—much higher than common ailments like the flu.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of affirmed
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  • Just days before the vote, the complaint alleged, the employee in the auditor’s office violated ethics laws by sharing confidential information that portrayed the ambulance service negatively.
    Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2025
  • To that end, although the complaint references alleged text messages from Bayless, the more explosive and damning allegations are told through Faraji’s recollections.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of alleged
Verb
  • Dozens of people have been infected around the country, California has declared a state of emergency and the spread among livestock has begun impacting the food supply.
    Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Bill Lawrence has been around long enough to hear the comedy, the multicam sitcom — everything, really — declared dead.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of declared
Verb
  • Third Down Conversions Another area where the first-round winners asserted their dominance was on third-down conversions.
    Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • As part of its motion, the government asserted that if the Court did not grant the stay by December 12 or 13, the government would ask for the same relief in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of asserted
Verb
  • White and McGregor have insisted the former will return to the Octagon in 2025, but perhaps this fight with Jake or Logan could precede his return to the UFC.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In the House, a majority of Democrats voted against the bill after House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted on adding the provision to ban transgender medical care for children.
    CBS News, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of insisted
Verb
  • Carter’s press secretary Jody Powell contended that journalistic attack dogs foamed at the mouth.
    Amber Roessner / Made by History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Attorneys for the city contended that the Municipal Court's recording practices do not violate the state law and that Legal Action of Wisconsin was trying to expand the scope of the law to include recording more hearings than required.
    Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of contended
Verb
  • Originally announced in 2002, the GEM has long been heralded as a symbol of Egypt‘s future, as part of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s Egypt Vision 2030, a large portion of which involves a major redevelopment of the Giza plateau, where GEM—and the famous Pyramids of Giza—is located.
    Costa Beavin Pappas, ARTnews.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The bid by Nippon faced political opposition from the moment it was announced in December 2023.
    Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of announced
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  • House Bill 1334 would require the State Board for Educator Certification to waive certification testing fees for teachers working toward getting certified to teach special education or bilingual education.
    Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The results are set to be certified on January 6, with no Democratic lawmaker expected to overturn the results.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of certified
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