1
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
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in particular, poured contempt on the notion that war plans were disclosed, but his assertion that no classified information was disclosed is very hard to square with the fact that ...
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Nr Editors, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025
The senators’ assertion that classified information was potentially shared was notable, especially as Trump’s Republican administration has contended there was no classified information on the Signal chain that had included Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine.
—Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Intelligence officials again said in testimony on Wednesday that no information in the chats was classified, an assertion that has been met with intense skepticism from Democrats and former government officials, given the nature of the information that Hegseth disclosed.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
The case has emerged as a major test of Trump's sweeping assertion of executive power.
—Luc Cohen, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
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Nr Editors, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025
The senators’ assertion that classified information was potentially shared was notable, especially as Trump’s Republican administration has contended there was no classified information on the Signal chain that had included Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine.
—Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Intelligence officials again said in testimony on Wednesday that no information in the chats was classified, an assertion that has been met with intense skepticism from Democrats and former government officials, given the nature of the information that Hegseth disclosed.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
The case has emerged as a major test of Trump's sweeping assertion of executive power.
—Luc Cohen, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assertion
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Now, five years after the declaration of a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and three years past seeing how torturous a death the virus can bring, Shaver says the experience gave her a new perspective on life.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
22 Mar. 2025
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As such, the doc is also a declaration of love for the Ukrainian people, their spirit, and their resilience.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Mar. 2025
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The judge declined to adopt his tentative at the end of the hour-long arguments and instead set a follow-up hearing for further argument on April 7.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2025
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Apologizing for your role in an argument—which doesn’t mean taking all of the blame—is a shortcut to a peaceful resolution.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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The prince, also known as the Duke of York, repeatedly denied the claims.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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Or Russia’s claim to be the guardian of traditional, conservative values while demanding respect for its dominance over its neighbors.—
Michael Miklaucic,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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The team is banking on the recovery of ace Brandon Woodruff from shoulder surgery and Christian Yelich from back surgery to bring them back into contention.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Grade: ❌ 🔥 Miami Marlins This year’s bold prediction: Coming off Tommy John surgery, Sandy Alcantara will be in prime form and in Cy Young contention until he’s traded to an American League team in late July.—
Johnny Flores Jr.,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The director’s insistence on no-frills digital photography adds to the grittiness of the images, rendering them profoundly real.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2025
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But Zelensky's insistence that the United States continue isolating Putin underscores Kyiv's fear that Western concessions—especially around sanctions—could erode international leverage.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Refraining from adding personal conjecture or hypotheses might reduce any bias LLMs bring into their calculations.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The objective was to confuse enemy U-boat captains trying to determine the speed and direction of those ships, and a 1919 study seemed to support that hypothesis.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 Mar. 2025
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From its inception, Sun’s new blockchain was dogged by allegations that its white paper plagiarized the documentation of Ethereum and another blockchain.—
Nina Bambysheva,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The suit echoes allegations made in a separate class-action lawsuit filed last week by two other former Wolverines athletes, a soccer player and a gymnast.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Assertion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assertion. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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