Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: affirming

Synonyms:

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Usage examples:

After struggling to find affirming care in the area, Maes now sees a therapist at the Rainbow Circles, a practice focused on LGBTQ+ kids and adults in Fort Collins.

Source: https://www.kunc.org/news/2023-08-21/lgbtq-kids-in-colorado-are-struggling-finding-the-right-therapist-is-yet-another-hurdle

All the staff at Spectrum Heads have been through the diagnostic process and understand how it can be affirming but also confusing.

Source: https://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/business/new-nhs-services-at-zink-hq-for-people-who-are-neuro-divergent-4269121

And as LightShed's Rich Greenfield pointed out, TNT lost 12% of its viewers, affirming WBD's stated reluctance to charge into an NBA licensing renewal.

Source: https://www.nexttv.com/news/how-bad-was-it-nbc-lost-7-of-its-primetime-viewers-in-2021-22-and-still-led-linear-chart-of-the-day

And run the ad: “Voted to support gender affirming care for transgender kids.”

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/02/26/greg-razer-missouri-legislature-lgbtq-00083888

And where would we maybe not get arrested for affirming our child’s identity?”

Source: https://www.complex.com/sports/dwyane-wade-gabrielle-union-leaving-florida-unsafe-for-daughter

And while Harvard is affirming academic freedom in the abstract, which is the least they can do, they’re not coming out and saying, we are going to take steps to ensure that people are not penalized because they criticize Israel.

Source: https://therealnews.com/ken-roth-my-criticisms-of-israel-almost-cost-me-a-harvard-fellowship

Asked how he would reassure LGBTQ+ voters, Pence replied vaguely that he would be a president for all - and then began talking about banning gender affirming treatment for minors.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12569413/republican-second-primary-debate-key-takeaways.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

As the War of 1962 would show, capturing Tawang would give an invading Chinese army easy access to the valley in the south, affirming McMahonтАЩs decision to include Tawang under British jurisdiction.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/mcmahon-line-us-senate-8499398/

Baghdad, SANA-The Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union announced on Saturday the formation of a delegation to visit Syria, affirming its support and standing by its people.

Source: http://sana.sy/en/?p=301819

Beauty is a political tool used to enforce the agenda of white supremacy by affirming the value of the white, the elite and the Christian.

Source: https://emorywheel.com/escape-historys-failings-separate-beauty-from-morality/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=escape-historys-failings-separate-beauty-from-morality

By getting the liberals' ideas all wrong, the institutions end up affirming what the illiberals say about the liberals."

Source: https://www.salon.com/2023/03/04/when-liberal-institutions-fail-us-envious-reversal-and-the-hamline-university-debacle/

China’s ruling Communist Party called the swift end of the 22-hour revolt Moscow’s тАЬinternal affair,тАЭ with state media affirming China’s support for Russia.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/china-reaction-to-russia-revolt-shows-anxiety-over-ukraine-8689077/

Coach Ross began the conference by affirming that winning is a priority but acknowledges that it won’t necessarily happen overnight.

Source: https://ncatregister.com/21292/the-score/newest-hire-for-n-c-ats-mens-basketball-team-details-plans-moving-forward/

Despite Barbie (Margot Robbie) trying to reassure him by affirming “You are Ken”, he retorts, “But it’s ‘Barbie and Ken’.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/hollywood/just-ken-song-barbie-ryan-gosling-pours-heart-out-number-two-8825994/

“Every day, thousands of dedicated caregivers deliver high quality, life affirming, 24-hour care to more than 19,000 nursing home residents,” they said in a joint statement.

Source: https://ctmirror.org/2023/07/30/ct-nursing-home-deaths-inspections-immediate-jeopardy/

Following the Supreme Court judgment affirming President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February presidential election, some residents of Gombe have described the verdict as good for Nigeria’s unity.

Source: https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/gombe-residents-believe-tinubus-court-victory-good-for-nigerias-unity/xtqefl6

In affirming the abrogation of Article 370, the Supreme Court ruled that Parliament can unilaterally alter the status of a state to a Union Territory, especially when the state is under President’s rule.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/best-of-express-read-our-full-coverage-of-sc-verdict-upholding-article-370-9064580/

In the Senate, lawmakers voted to scale back some anti-trans policies, a expansive anti-trans bill that would ban gender affirming medical care for minors and ban school policies that require teachers to use kids’ preferred pronouns.

Source: https://www.lpm.org/news/2023-03-15/bill-targeting-obscene-books-in-schools-clears-kentucky-legislature

‘I showed the school the Cass Review and reports from psychologists saying that socially affirming Harry wasn’t in his best interest, but the school just ignored them,’ says Clare.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11646881/I-asked-daughters-teachers-not-call-boy-reported-social-services.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490