forbidden words: affirming care
affirm v. 1. We affirm these statements to be true: declare, assert, avow, maintain, proclaim; profess, allege, hold, contend, claim. 2. Congress affirmed the treaty the President had made: confirm, sustain, ratify, validate, endorse, approve, warrant.
ant. 1. deny, refute, repudiate, disavow, renounce. 2. reject, deny, rescind, nullify, veto, disallow, contravene, forswear.
care n. 1. Handle these fragile glasses with care. Answer all the questions with care: carefulness, caution, precaution, circumspection, diligence, attention, attentiveness, heed, watchfulness, vigilance, thought; regard, concern, effort, pains, consideration, discrimination, solicitude, conscientiousness, application, fastidiousness, meticulousness, exactness, scrupulousness. 2. He doesn’t have a care in the world. The mother’s major care was the safety of her children: concern, worry, responsibility, load, anxiety, strain, stress, pressure; bother, annoyance, nuisance, vexation, tribulation, heartache, distress, trouble, hardship, affliction, sorrow, grief, misery, anguish, sadness, unhappiness. 3. The sick man is still under the doctor’s care: ministration, attention, supervision, charge, keeping, protection. 4. Do you care what happens to the house?: be concerned, be interested in, be worried, mind, regard, bother about, trouble about. 5. The guests didn’t care to have coffee after dinner: want, wish, desire.
Ant. 1 carelessness, neglect, negligence, abandon, recklessness, unconcern, disregard, inattention, thoughtlessness, heedlessness, indifference 2 relaxation; pleasure, delight, happiness 4 disregard, forget about. 5 dislike, hate, detest, abhor, loathe; reject.
from – Family Word Finder: Reader’s Digest. The Reader’s Digest Association, 1975.
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affirming care
From the Office of Population Affairs: Gender Affirming Care and Young People
Gender-affirming care is a supportive form of healthcare. It consists of an array of services that may include medical, surgical, mental health, and non-medical services for transgender and nonbinary people. For transgender and nonbinary children and adolescents, early gender-affirming care is crucial to overall health and well-being as it allows the child or adolescent to focus on social transitions and can increase their confidence while navigating the healthcare system.
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Example Sentences – affirming
Some may find comfort in more joyous, conventionally affirming narratives that provide a form of escapism.
From Salon
Conservative maelstrom Libs of TikTok conducted a social media campaign against a basic gender affirming curriculum that had been in place for five years in my child’s public elementary school.
From Salon
By showing this card, you’re affirming that you want to remain silent and wish to speak to a lawyer.
From Los Angeles Times
The hospital earlier this month had paused the initiation of hormonal therapy for “gender affirming care patients” under the age of 19 as hospital officials assessed an executive order issued by President Trump.
From Los Angeles Times
This could include “affirming the user’s sense of self-awareness”.
From BBC
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Example Sentences – care
The program primarily served children, seniors, and people with disabilities, leaving millions of low-income adults, including women of reproductive age, without access to affordable health care.
From Salon
“In this fractured society, just seeing and feeling a disparate group of people who care about each other is rare, particularly in TV right now,” Baumgartner said.
From Los Angeles Times
Until state officials provide more clarity, industry veterans and consumer advocates suggested, families should take care to make sure of a hotel’s policy before booking.
From Los Angeles Times
The Chinese government has promised new child care subsidies, increased wages and better paid leave to revive a slowing economy.
From BBC
Ms Choda, who has fibromyalgia which leaves her in “constant pain and fatigued”, says as well as giving her weekly respite from her caring duties, Broad Green was also a place of huge practical importance.
From BBC
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