affirm
verb (used with object)
to state or assert positively; maintain as true.
are affirming
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present progressiveof affirm.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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They are affirming a worldview rooted in biblical record while fighting the erasure of the foundations upon which Western civilization is built.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
“We want to create spaces that are affirming and celebratory,” Telew said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2023
Each of them have titles that are affirming and upbeat, like "Keep Hope Alive" and "Holding Steady."
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2020
By laying down letters, they are affirming that a word is a word, and nothing more.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2020
We are affirming or denying the right of petition which by all law belongs as much to women as to men.
From Debate on Woman Suffrage in the Senate of the United States, 2d Session, 49th Congress, December 8, 1886, and January 25, 1887 by Various
