affirm
Example Sentences
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It is easier to affirm what your audience already believes than to challenge them with new arguments.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026
The available sources support and affirm the article’s characterization rather than present opposing arguments.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
It requires restraint, patience and a willingness to confront ideas that don't affirm one’s own perspective.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Upholding these bans would affirm that professional standards and evidence-based practices still govern licensed treatment.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026
There’s nothing to affirm a tribal identity, or consolidate power around a leader, like having an Other to denounce.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Vocabulary lists containing affirm
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