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Discover LudwigThe phrase "affirmed him" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when expressing support or validation towards someone, often in a context where encouragement or confirmation is needed.
Example: "During the meeting, she affirmed him for his hard work and dedication to the project."
Alternatives: "validated him" or "supported him".
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His notoriety affirmed him as a polarising iconic figure in Australian history, folk lore, literature, art and film.
Tyler Robinson loved a song that affirmed him, and he got to express everything he believed with the people who created it.
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I think every man needs another man to affirm him, and John was that guy for me.
In addition, Turrell has scheduled a series of tours of the Crater (patrons only) — all serving to affirm him as a visionary artist whose medium is light itself.
Daniels's book doesn't focus on the messy intrusions of American politics, but it affirms him as an earnest, serious politician, one who declined in the end to compete for the Republican presidential nomination.
Julia Lovell's translations of Zhu Wen's stories in The Matchmaker, the Apprentice and the Football Fan (Columbia) yet again affirm him as one of the most interesting Chinese writers today.
The Joker, before he is the Joker, does break under mental strain – but when he does so he becomes a monster, more unmanageably violent than ever, piling up bodies like cordwood to affirm him as tough guy male villain.
If he lacks the charisma to create a connection point with voters, if he can't persuade them to make an emotional connection with him, to affirm him in the way voters affirmed Rudd in 2007, he can construct connection points by empathising with the lived experience of others, not as an abstraction, but by producing policy that speaks to contemporary anxieties and aspirations.
To this end, the teacher adjusts S6's response 'It's part of Step 1' (labelled as tracking) before affirming him, so the class gets more precise information.
When you see your son acting honorably, affirm him.
Sadly, I think this is only the beginning of seeing people in our lives openly questioning our son instead of openly affirming him.
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