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as in declaration
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something
with jingoism rampant, the peace candidate felt compelled to make an avowal of his patriotism
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as in admission
an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself
her own avowal that she was to blame for the accident
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Recent Examples of avowal
What’s worth bearing in mind is that an avowal of love can have meanings beyond its words.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
The ritual of public avowals began in Europe with the Reformation.
—Ian Buruma, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2023
Did the secret of this avowal loiter in the breast of a consecrated virgin?
—Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
Indeed, Anderson’s avowal of the left’s historical defeat slides too easily into resentment of such people, who have failed to shake off their Eastern superstitions and appreciate the Western virtues of reason and enlightenment.
—Pankaj Mishra, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
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Back in 2020, a spokesperson for the Oakland County Medical Examiner’s Office told PEOPLE that Beauchamp's death declaration was based on real-time medical data, including heartbeat and breathing, that was provided by responding authorities and EMS personnel.—
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What comes off as charming, an aura of innocence, is a declaration of independence bordering on defiance.—
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Her admission also comes months after her close friend, Hailey Bieber, talked about her beauty treatments on the podcast.—
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On Thursday, while making a surprise visit to a hospital in London, Middleton made a rare admission about her treatment.—
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Scharf repeated his past assertions that the planning commission doesn't usually have jurisdiction over site work and demolition on any project, including those at the White House.—
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Also, Kaishian said, the video and report don’t back up earlier assertions by police that Emile pointed the gun at a rival, or at the cops.—
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If music is confession, then acting is reconciliation for Ariana Grande.—
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In the past, other states have attempted to break the seal of confession.—
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The push-pull long has been there with Erik Spoelstra, that delicate balance between development and the unceasing insistence on the Miami Heat to live in the competitive moment.—
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There’s credibility to Ellison’s insistence that a Paramount deal is less murky, though such a merger would combine two of the five largest movie studios, not to mention competition considerations involving their news divisions.—
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This would be a fundamental acknowledgment that women’s basketball operates at the same elite level.—
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Cota previously courted controversy after reciting a Christian prayer instead of the district's land acknowledgement statement.—
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“Avowal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avowal. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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