affirmed

verb

past tense of affirm
1
as in insisted
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 declared
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 affirmed At the same time, the court affirmed the constitutionality of the voluntary pact. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 In June, the Supreme Court affirmed that children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present in the country are citizens at birth. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 Every season finale of House of the Dragon has affirmed this series’ core relationship between childhood friends turned dueling queens Alicent and Rhaenyra, and how its ebbs and flows have impacted the realm, mostly for the worse. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 In Humphrey’s Executor, the Court affirmed that Congress could create independent agencies, and that their independence was constitutionally protected. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 But our meetings with families and older community members in senior centers throughout Arizona affirmed that gaps in memory care are systemic rather than isolated. — Eric Cerino, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 The presentation also affirmed the possibility of an analysis looking at alternative ways to ease congestion in the I-77 South corridor besides toll lanes and providing a side-by-side comparison with the current proposal. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026 That changed in 2014, when India’s Supreme Court recognized transgender people and affirmed their right to determine their own legal gender markers – no government or medical sign-off required. — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026 Rapoport advocates for action over perfection, emphasizing that being seen and affirmed in a supportive environment is key to inspiring people to achieve their ambitions. — Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affirmed
  1. insisted
  2. declared
  3. alleged
  4. asserted
  5. claimed
  6. proclaimed
  7. contended
  8. announced
Verb
  • Everything is squared away now, Price insisted, and there should be no further delays.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Asked to comment about its international isolation, Farahi insisted the Taliban government was engaged with some 40 countries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of insisted
Verb
  • Six people, including two children and two teenagers, were declared dead on arrival, Tanaji said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Tehran declared the strait closed again after accusing Washington of violating the MoU by opening a new shipping route through the waterway.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of declared
Verb
  • The affidavit does not say who is alleged to have posted the video.
    — Sarah Ford, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Matt Weiss is alleged to have hacked into the accounts of athletes – mostly women – from more than 100 universities.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of alleged
Verb
  • But at least one Lake Worth Beach city commissioner asserted involvement of local authorities in immigration enforcement is a bad idea.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But after a fireball erupted at last year’s Idaho’s Potato Drop, injuring a child and shattering windows, the event’s CEO, Dylan Cline, cheered the explosion and asserted the event wouldn’t be back to the downtown site near the Idaho Capitol.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of asserted
Verb
  • Bagherzadeh, who leads Iran’s armed forces’ missing persons search committee, earlier claimed that Qatar had held the three crew members for months after their planes were shot down early in the war.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said the Israeli military staged a series of attacks on his country on Saturday, including intensive airstrikes and shelling, that claimed the lives of at least nine people and injured 11.
    — Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of claimed
Verb
  • Yes, the Jaguars were among the majority of NFL teams that proudly proclaimed their support for the LGBTQ movement on June 1.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • The police department received state accreditation, which the mayor and police director have proclaimed demonstrates that officers have implemented modern policing practices.
    — Brandon Goldner, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of proclaimed
Verb
  • The year 1933, Arendt contended, marked the close of the age of bourgeois emancipation and Jewish liberation, which brought an end to a feeling of security in the West and signaled that the new sense of security in the East was a pipe dream.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The union’s original grievance, the city contended, only challenged Biscari’s suspension pending resolution of his criminal case — not the underlying disciplinary action for the crash itself.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of contended
Verb
  • Trump announced last month that there had been a breakthrough in his plan to end the war, with Israeli forces withdrawing as Hamas disarms and an International Stabilization Force working with a new Palestinian police force to secure the enclave.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Brian’s Angels, a nonprofit homeless outreach in Bristol, announced that its community center will be closing at the end of August after 11 years.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of announced

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