Thesaurus / affirm
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A tech company is affirming that automating certain decisions may not, in fact, be the smart thing to do — tacitly acknowledging that removing human agency can generate harm.
TWITTER MAY LET USERS CHOOSE HOW TO CROP IMAGE PREVIEWS AFTER BIAS SCRUTINYNATASHA LOMASOCTOBER 2, 2020TECHCRUNCHAs a scholar whose research focuses on the ethics of communication and as a yoga teacher, I’m interested in how people use rituals and rhetoric to affirm their interconnectedness with one another – and with the world.
WHY ‘NAMASTE’ HAS BECOME THE PERFECT PANDEMIC GREETINGLGBTQ-EDITORSEPTEMBER 30, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWSFirst, they needed to affirm that things were indeed quieter.
BIRD SONGS GOT SEXIER DURING THE COVID-19 SHUTDOWNULA CHROBAKSEPTEMBER 24, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEWe believe that it’s every American’s responsibility to do what they can to affirm, safeguard, and advance the health of our democracy.
WHY CEOS MUST TAKE ACTION ON DEMOCRACY AND ELECTION INTEGRITY—AND HOW THEY CAN DO ITMATTHEWHEIMERAUGUST 27, 2020FORTUNEPFLAG envisions a world where diversity is celebrated and all people are affirmed, valued, and respected.
CINCINNATI – A BIG CITY WITH A SMALL TOWN FEELLGBTQ-EDITORAUGUST 17, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWSThe conference provides a safe and affirming space, and gives attendees an opportunity to access needed legal and healthcare resources.
EQUALITY VIRGINIA’S ANNUAL TRANSGENDER SUMMIT TO PRIORITIZE RACIAL JUSTICEPHILIP VAN SLOOTENAUGUST 14, 2020WASHINGTON BLADETo fix on any one stage in such an evolution, detach it, affirm it, is to wrest a true scripture to its destruction.
SOLOMON AND SOLOMONIC LITERATUREMONCURE DANIEL CONWAYFor my part, I scarcely know what to say; inasmuch as I do not care either to affirm or deny a thing of which I have no proof.
THE JESUIT RELATIONS AND ALLIED DOCUMENTS, VOL. II: ACADIA, 1612-1614VARIOUSSome affirm that he wrote to please royalty, but if so why did he not condemn the custom to appease the wrath of a sapient king.
TOBACCO; ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCEE. R. BILLINGS.In my opinion, the situation of Candy is most beautiful, but many affirm that it is too near the mountains, and lies in a pit.
A WOMAN'S JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLDIDA PFEIFFERWORDS RELATED TO AFFIRM
- accenting
- accentuating
- affirming
- articulating
- asserting
- bearing down
- charging
- dramatizing
- dwelling on
- enlarging
- enunciating
- headlining
- highlighting
- hitting
- impressing
- indicating
- insisting on
- italicizing
- laboring the point
- limelighting
- maintaining
- making a point
- making clear
- making emphatic
- making much of
- marking
- pinpointing
- playing up
- pointing out
- pointing up
- pressing
- pronouncing
- punctuating
- putting accent on
- reiterating
- repeating
- rubbing in
- spotlighting
- underlining
- underscoring
- weighting
- accredit
- advocate
- affirm
- approve
- attest
- authenticate
- back
- back up
- bless
- boost
- certify
- champion
- commend
- confirm
- countenance
- defend
- favor
- give a boost to
- give green light
- give one's word
- give the go-ahead
- give the nod
- go along with
- go to bat for
- go with
- guarantee
- lend one's name to
- okay
- praise
- push
- ratify
- recommend
- rubber-stamp
- sanction
- second
- stand behind
- stand up for
- stump for
- subscribe to
- sustain
- underwrite
- uphold
- vouch for
- warrant
- witness
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- gives one's word
- gives the go-ahead
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- goes to bats for
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- guarantees
- lends one's name to
- o.k.'s
- praises
- pushes
- ratifies
- recommends
- rubber-stamps
- sanctions
- seconds
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- stands up for
- stump for
- subscribes to
- sustains
- underwrites
- upholds
- vouch for
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- witnesses
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- attesting
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- certifying
- championing
- commending
- confirming
- countenancing
- defending
- favoring
- giving a boost to
- giving green light
- giving one's word
- giving the go-ahead
- giving the nod
- going along with
- going to batting for
- going with
- guaranteeing
- lending one's name to
- okaying
- praising
- pushing
- ratifying
- recommending
- rubber-stamping
- sanctioning
- seconding
- standing behind
- standing up for
- stump for
- subscribing to
- sustaining
- underwriting
- upholding
- vouch for
- warranting
- witnessing
- affirm
- angel
- answer for
- assure
- attest
- aver
- back
- bankroll
- be surety for
- bind oneself
- certify
- confirm
- cosign
- endorse
- ensure
- evidence
- evince
- get behind
- give bond
- grubstake
- guaranty
- insure
- juice
- maintain
- make bail
- make certain
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- mortgage
- pick up the check
- pick up the tab
- protect
- prove
- reassure
- secure
- sign for
- stake
- stand behind
- stand up for
- support
- swear
- testify
- vouch for
- wager
- warrant
- witness
- affirming
- angeling
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- attesting
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- bankrolling
- being surety for
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- certifying
- confirming
- cosigning
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- giving bond
- grubstaking
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- juicing
- maintaining
- making bail
- making certain
- making sure
- mortgaging
- picking up the check
- picking up the tab
- protecting
- proving
- reassuring
- securing
- sign for
- staking
- standing behind
- standing up for
- supporting
- swearing
- testifying
- vouch for
- wagering
- warranting
- witnessing
- affirms
- angels
- answers for
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- attests
- avers
- backs
- bankrolls
- binds oneself
- certifies
- confirms
- cosigns
- endorses
- ensures
- evidences
- evinces
- gets behind
- gives bond
- grubstakes
- guaranties
- insures
- is surety for
- juices
- maintains
- makes bail
- makes certain
- makes sure
- mortgages
- picks up the check
- picks up the tab
- protects
- proves
- reassures
- secures
- sign for
- stakes
- stands behind
- stands up for
- supports
- swears
- testifies
- vouch for
- wagers
- warrants
- witnesses
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