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  • past tense form of avow.
  • past participle of avow.
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avowed

[uh-vaud] / əˈvaʊd /


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By the end, and by her own hand, she was reduced to being a joyless hater of holidays and avowed enemy of All Things Fun.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 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

Few relationships have changed more for the president than that with Bezos, who has gone from an avowed enemy of the president to an energetic ally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 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

It is the avowed aim of the U.S.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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