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avowedly

  • a word derived from avow.
    avow
    verb (used with object)
    to declare frankly or openly; assert; confess; admit.
  • a word derived from avowed.
    avowed
    adjective
    acknowledged; declared.

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In spite of their political differences—Joshua and Karlie are avowedly liberal—the brothers remain close according to those who know them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

While India aims to balance its ties with the Western and non-Western worlds, it would not want to be part of any arrangement perceived as avowedly anti-West.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024

For decades, voters here rewarded sensible, pro-business, avowedly conservative politicians.

From Salon ● May 22, 2024

Lest the Latin branding send the wrong signal, today’s Humanitas is avowedly secular and has no connection to the Catholic Church.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2023

But the book you are holding is avowedly prescriptivist: it consists of several hundred pages in which I am bossing you around.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker