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
In reality, the vast majority, if not all, of these families follow the same path: The kid themselves starts asserting a trans identity, and the parents are affirming and supporting the child.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2022
By laying down letters, they are affirming that a word is a word, and nothing more.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2020
The very things which the critics declare to be impossible of personality in general in relation to God, they are affirming already of at least one personality, that of Jesus.
From The New Theology by R. J. (Reginald John) Campbell
