1
as in to guarantee
to declare (something) to be true or genuine
a note from my doctor avouching that my medical condition did indeed disqualify me from gym class
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2
as in to claim
to state as a fact usually forcefully
avouched that he had never cheated on his taxes in his life
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3
as in to declare
to state clearly and strongly
she tends to avouch her opinions in such a way as to imply that anyone who thinks otherwise is an idiot
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avouch
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Past performances do not guarantee success in the future and betting odds fluctuate from one minute to the next.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
4 May 2025 -
Medrano pointed to the state's Open Beaches Act, which guarantees free public access to its sandy shores.—
Mireya Villarreal,
ABC News,
2 May 2025
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In 1969, a group of Native American Indians occupied Alcatraz for 18 months, claiming it as Indian land.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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The Houthis have not claimed responsibility for the latest missile, but a spokesman for the militant group has said previous launches targeted military facilities in Israel.—
Tamar Michaelis,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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In Texas, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) declared Ozone Action Days for the San Antonio, Austin, Houston, Galveston, Dallas, and Fort Worth areas.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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Related article Kurdish separatist leader calls on followers to disarm, potentially ending a five-decade insurgency with Turkey In March, the PKK declared an immediate ceasefire after Ocalan called on fighters to lay down their arms and dissolve the group.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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Those investments are on hold, and there is no way to get new respirators certified.—
Claudio Dente,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2025
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Ten of those 21 controllers and supervisors are receiving on-the-job training; all 10 are certified in at least one position, and two are certified in multiple positions.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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Some Justices insist on total secrecy from their clerks, including about even the fact of their having worked on particular cases.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
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Sauer insisted that national injunctions were not the right mechanism for challenging Presidential orders like the one at issue in the case.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
15 May 2025
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In response, two of Trump's senior officials made statements asserting that the message was a threat toward the president.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Inspired by classic boom-bap production, lyrically, the track sees Young assert her agency in the bedroom with a new flame.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
16 May 2025
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But all eyes are likely to be on A$AP Rocky, who’s done some scattered acting before, but who appears in his biggest role to date as Yung Felon, a part whose place in the story has yet to be revealed, but that’s been affirmed by Lee to be a major one.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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Researchers must affirm their safety in larger studies and better understand whether these cells remain functional for the long term and can make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2025
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The Department of Justice in Maine filed a lawsuit alleging the state’s Department of Education is out of compliance with Title IX.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2025
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Chris Brown was arrested at his hotel in Manchester, U.K. on Thursday morning (May 15) over what British authorities alleged was an attack on a music producer at a London nightclub two years ago.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
15 May 2025
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“Avouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avouch. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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