as in insists
to state as a fact usually forcefully
alleged that the restaurant chain was engaging in discriminatory hiring practices
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Recent Examples of alleges
The lawsuit alleges Patel acknowledged to Driscoll that firing FBI agents without cause would violate internal FBI rules and probably federal law as well.
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
For Driscoll, hints of trouble began even before the inauguration, the lawsuit alleges.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
The state alleges Alam intentionally selected the church primarily because of his bias or prejudice against the state of Israel or the Jewish faith.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
The complaint alleges an employee witnessed Frattalone attempting to carry a large bag through the dining room, which was against their policy, and escorted him from the restaurant.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Minnesota’s Attorney General Keith Ellison alleges that the Holmans violated several state statutes, including the Deceptive Trade Practices Act and the Prevention of Consumer Fraud Act, which the filing notes the Holmans deny.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
The disciplinary commission alleges MacLaren violated eight professional standards.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
Those companies not only halted competition between their own brands, but also began cooperating with each other, the complaint alleges.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
In a lawsuit filed in Florida federal court, Newsmax alleges that Fox leverages its control of must-have channels to strongarm distributors into unfair terms.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Josh Meyer, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
For Driscoll, hints of trouble began even before the inauguration, the lawsuit alleges.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
The state alleges Alam intentionally selected the church primarily because of his bias or prejudice against the state of Israel or the Jewish faith.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
The complaint alleges an employee witnessed Frattalone attempting to carry a large bag through the dining room, which was against their policy, and escorted him from the restaurant.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Minnesota’s Attorney General Keith Ellison alleges that the Holmans violated several state statutes, including the Deceptive Trade Practices Act and the Prevention of Consumer Fraud Act, which the filing notes the Holmans deny.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
The disciplinary commission alleges MacLaren violated eight professional standards.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
Those companies not only halted competition between their own brands, but also began cooperating with each other, the complaint alleges.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
In a lawsuit filed in Florida federal court, Newsmax alleges that Fox leverages its control of must-have channels to strongarm distributors into unfair terms.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleges
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Google, of course, insists the AI Overviews arrangement benefits everyone.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Oscar Martinez of The Office insists to the documentary camera crew on the hunt for what became of the Dunder-Mifflin crew 12 years after the long-running program went off the air.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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In the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination, Republicans on Sunday criticized some Democrats, suggesting language used by them contributed to Kirk's killing, claims that Democrats rejected.—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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The study also claims that the ASW system could reduce a submarine’s chance of escape to just 5 percent, meaning only one in 20 would likely evade detection and attack.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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The firings, the lawsuit contends, gutted the bureau of vital expertise.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Parker contends that a constellation of factors, including genetics, inflammation, and stress, enable acetaminophen to trigger autism in certain children.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Children want to change, as Adam Phillips asserts, but adults want to stay the same.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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Similarly, Hick's law (or the Hick-Hyman law, named for psychologists William Edmund Hick and Ray Hyman) asserts that increasing the number of choices a user is presented with will increase their decision time logarithmically.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Miami Herald maintains full editorial control of this work.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Johnson, at the Urban Institute, maintains that many seniors are faring a bit worse this year in terms of inflation than the general population.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Alleges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleges. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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