The phrase "affirmed back" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in contexts where someone is confirming or reiterating something that was previously stated, but it is not commonly recognized.
Example: "After reviewing the proposal, I affirmed back my agreement to the terms discussed."
Alternatives: "confirmed back" or "reiterated".
I still think I'll affirm back to old school with albums and I think in terms of the sequence, it's really important, and therefore the first song is very important.
To win support, the army has been asking county commissioners to sign a "community covenant" to affirm backing for the presence of the troops and army-driven economic development.
"One photo of the finish actually showed Affirmed looking back at Alydar, the white of his right eye forward and the eye rolled back like Moby Dick staring at Ahab lashed to his back," Nack wrote.
Only 11 horses have won all three races, and the last horse to do it was Affirmed, way back in 1978.
In a speech last week, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo affirmed her backing for the "rhythm method" of natural contraception that critics say is unreliable, complicated to follow and requires unusual restraint on the part of husbands.
But the pitch of anger in this debate proves there is much more to it than that.France and Germany were incensed when, two weeks ago, Britain, Italy, Spain and a clutch of other European governments (followed by ten more from eastern and south-eastern Europe) affirmed their backing for America.
He recently started a payments company, Affirm, backed by several former colleagues.
Consider millennials' liking for instant online credit, a market dominated by companies such as Affirm (backed by Khosla Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Ventures) and Klarna AB, a Swedish "unicorn" with a valuation that tops $2.25bn (and with Sequoia's Mike Moritz on its board), alongside PayPal.
"Meatloaf cakes," Mr. Romney affirmed from the back of his charter plane as it idled on the tarmac in Ohio last week, explaining to the traveling press corps the special birthday meal his wife prepares for him every year.
The company said it was neither affirming nor backing away from that earlier position.
