avowed
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I am an avowed condiment hound, especially when two sauces are doing different jobs.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Charli is an avowed film buff, whose fifth album was named after David Cronenberg's notorious body-horror film Crash.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Vance built his political brand as an avowed anti-interventionist who wanted to keep America out of any more foreign wars, like in Iraq where he served as a US Marine.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
As a cleric in his 20s, he encountered Khomeini, a charismatic religious leader and avowed opponent of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2026
He pointed with a laugh to his avowed library—to the shelves of books, the rack full of reading-machine bobbins and sound-track rolls.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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