avowed
adjective
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Definition of avowed
1
: openly acknowledged or declared
an avowed liberal/conservative
2
: asserted to be true or real : professed
their avowed purpose/goal/aim/intention
Examples of avowed in a Sentence
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Roof, an avowed white supremacist, was convicted of federal murder and hate crimes charges. — Jay Croft, CNN, "Families of Dylann Roof victims can sue US government, court rules," 31 Aug. 2019 Arnautoff, who was a student of Diego Rivera and an avowed Communist, was commissioned to paint a mural of the nation’s first president. — Los Angeles Times, "Newsletter: What will become of San Francisco’s controversial George Washington mural?," 13 Aug. 2019 It's been two years since the violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, during which dozens of people were injured and 32-year-old Heather Heyer was killed by an avowed white supremacist. — Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "Heather Heyer's mom said she's still shown support 2 years after daughter's death "because she's white"," 12 Aug. 2019 In the mid 1990s, Timothy McVeigh, an avowed racist, spent time in Kingman before carrying out the Oklahoma City bombing. — MarÃa Cortés González, azcentral, "'This Anglo man came here to kill Hispanics': Will race motivate more violence?," 5 Aug. 2019 This is the avowed purpose of the secret society to which every adult French Canadian belongs. — David Vernette, Smithsonian, "When an Influx of French-Canadian Immigrants Struck Fear Into Americans," 21 Aug. 2019 Three protesters later said they were assaulted by people in the crowd, including an avowed white supremacist. — Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, "President Donald Trump is visiting Louisville. Here's what you need to know," 20 Aug. 2019 Cullen and Bates captured video as an avowed white supremacist plowed a car into peaceful demonstrators, killing a woman and injuring dozens. — Martin Weil, Washington Post, "Hyattsville man found fatally shot on stairs," 14 Aug. 2019 This criticism of Harris -- and right-wing media’s increasing embrace of Gabbard, an avowed progressive who supported Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic primaries -- has led to some fearful forecasting this week. — oregonlive.com, "Democratic activists worry Tulsi Gabbard will launch third-party presidential run ‘to help Donald Trump win’," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'avowed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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avowed
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of avowed
: openly declared
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