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as in declaration
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something
the assertion that all men have certain unalienable rights is set forth in the Declaration of Independence
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as in argument
an idea or opinion that is put forth in a discussion or debate
made the unlikely assertion that gravity affects light
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Recent Examples of assertion
Speaking with Newsweek on Friday, a senior Ansar Allah official mocked the very assertion that Iran had deployed personnel to Yemen in the first place.
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Montoya also pushed back on prosecutors’ assertion that the former vice mayor didn’t take accountability in his resignation letter from the council.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Both assertions are partially correct and partially wrong.
—Khalil Shikaki, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
That assertion is widely contested by content owners, but it won't be settled legally until U.S. courts rule on the issue and/or new legislation updates copyright rules.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Montoya also pushed back on prosecutors’ assertion that the former vice mayor didn’t take accountability in his resignation letter from the council.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Both assertions are partially correct and partially wrong.
—Khalil Shikaki, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
That assertion is widely contested by content owners, but it won't be settled legally until U.S. courts rule on the issue and/or new legislation updates copyright rules.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assertion
Noun
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Many organizations enthusiastically profess their core values in polished annual reports and elegant lobby displays, but those declarations remain hollow if leaders fail to embody them during critical moments.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Yoon's martial law declaration on December 3 shocked South Koreans, and created chaos in all areas of society, the economy and foreign policy, the Constitutional Court said when ruling to remove him from office.—
Joyce Lee,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Gregory, who became known as Gregory the Great, had reasons to advance such an argument.—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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Combs’ defense team made arguments for delaying the trial up to two months, but the judge was not swayed.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Trump fired Krebs over Twitter in 2020 because Krebs was correcting claims and rumors about voter fraud in the 2020 election.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Wellington said the money the company has to pay claims has dropped from about $4 billion a decade ago to roughly $1 billion in 2024.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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They would’ve been officially eliminated from playoff contention.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Heat has been eliminated from contention for the seventh seed.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And this insistence on listening has paid off: The Brazilian Central Bank, which regulates Nubank, recorded the lowest number of complaints for Nubank among the 15 largest financial institutions for the last two quarters of 2024.—
Haniya Rae,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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When Bose arrived in Malaya in 1943 to rally supporters, his insistence that the nationalist movement needed female guerrillas was initially greeted with shock by many.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Apr. 2025
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Part of our hypothesis is that entrepreneurs in adaptation may not even think of themselves as having an adaptation focus.—
Jamil Wyne,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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However, additional analyses of data from the Women’s Health Initiative along with results from further studies pointed researchers to a theory called the timing hypothesis, which suggests that the risks and benefits of hormone therapy depend on when treatment begins.—
Matthew Nudy,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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When contacted about the allegations and their connections to White Parties, lawyers for Combs did not offer a response.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Only in recent years did the allegations gather the heft and momentum that culminated in multiple convictions.—
Isabella Gomez Sarmiento,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Assertion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assertion. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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