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avowing

verb

present participle of avow

as in insisting

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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as in declaring

to state clearly and strongly avowed their undying love for each other

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Recent Examples of avowing Since the end of skinny jeans' reign as the dominant denim shape in the early 2020s, loyalists have decried wide legs and flares, avowing to stick to their preferred silhouette regardless of the shifting trends. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026

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Stay flexible instead of insisting everyone stick to the script.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Ironically, the organization has previously objected to certain uses of AI in schools, insisting that AI must remain under human supervision and cannot replace teachers in core instruction or grading.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of insisting

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The lawsuit seeks, among other remedies, reinstatement to the FBI, an awarding of back pay and a court order declaring that the firings were unlawful.

— Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
And then there were also newspapers declaring that having this near-instant communication across the oceans would basically usher in an era of world peace.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of declaring

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On September 16th, a woman identified only as Jane Doe filed a civil lawsuit alleging that she had been gang-raped nearly two years earlier, in October, 2024, in the alumni room at the Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University.

— Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is suing HailgateA2 LLC and its owner after several people filed complaints alleging they were scammed out of tickets and memorabilia related to University of Michigan events.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of alleging

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Moriarty's office said rejection killings are a form of femicide in which women are targeted for asserting autonomy over their bodies.

— Jason Rantala, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Trump is accustomed to asserting the primacy of force over law and clearly anticipates no punishment for doing so in front of a body dedicated to saving humanity from the scourge of war.

— Anjali Dayal, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of asserting

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On July 18, 2026, an AI model submitted a tip claiming to have information about a killing.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Prosecutors leveled new allegations during a bail hearing Friday, accusing the couple of almost never allowing the children outside and claiming that Zhang previously fled the country to avoid an abuse allegation.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of claiming

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Millions of votes are not yet cast, and anyone professing to know exactly what's going to happen is lying.

— Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
The designer, who was hailed as a visionary in the industry throughout the ‘90s and early ‘00s, sparked outrage in 2011 following multiple antisemitic and racist incidents, including professing his love for Hitler at a restaurant in Paris.

— Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of professing

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By the looks of it, not much of the budget is going to maintaining what should be the bright lights of college football in New England – the Rent.

— Eric Womack, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
The single-cell results provide a basis for further development toward larger electrolyzer systems, where reducing precious metal requirements and maintaining durability remain key goals.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of maintaining

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California state legislators also passed a resolution in her honor, proclaiming September 4 as California Wildlife Day.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Jamal convened a press conference proclaiming to be able to communicate by phone with Somali pirates who were holding a Nigerian ship hostage.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

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