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avowed

adjective as in sworn

Strongest match

Weak match

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In addition to his crypto chops and avowed support for constitutional originalism, he has been an ardent defender of religious liberty and an opponent of affirmative action.

Watters did not mention Borysenko’s avowed support for the far-right, including her stated belief that “fascism might actually be our only option to actually defeat the left.”

From Salon

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition, including far-right figures whose avowed policy is to expel Palestinians and build Jewish settlements in their place, is intent on pulling the plug on a two-state solution.

From BBC

Maybe the intention was that Sarah, an avowed man-eater, uses her beauty as armor.

An avowed Kolkata evangelist, he wanted to paint the dome and raised the money for it from friends and associates.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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