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Synonyms for affirming
af·firm·ing
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List of paraphrases for "affirming":
asserting, stating, claiming, reaffirming, confirming, stressing, saying, emphasizing, arguing, contending, alleging, reiterating
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#2180 | saying | |
#9487 | stating | |
#10098 | claiming | |
#13623 | arguing | |
#16699 | confirming | |
#21076 | emphasizing | |
#24367 | alleging | |
#27008 | asserting | |
#29043 | stressing | |
#30306 | affirming | |
#42968 | contending | |
#67124 | reaffirming | |
#75251 | reiterating |
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We must continue once again to shine a light on the horrendous atrocities taking place around the corner and around the globe, we must continue to fight injustice in all its forms, in whatever scale or shape it takes in our lives. Together, we must declare that the era of allowing brutality against women and children is over, while affirming that the time for empowering women around the world is now. For wherever women are diminished, the entire world is diminished with them.
For a young trans girl, to be able to go to a father-daughter dance can feel very affirming because in this instance she’s recognized as a daughter.
[F]or academic men to be happy, the universe would have to take shape. All of philosophy has no other goal: it is a matter of giving a frock coat to what is, a mathematical frock coat. On the other hand, affirming that the universe resembles nothing and is only formless amounts to saying that the universe is something like a spider or spit.
Affirming oneself on the international scene when there is something so important at stake for the region and international relations is inappropriate, I don't think it will happen again. I think there is an effort by the French to try and make themselves look a little better with the Iranians. We will be less narrow-minded.
It's a very powerful love story, and a very life-affirming story by a bunch of pretty contemporary, damaged, messy people.
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