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as in declares
to state clearly and strongly
a superpatriot who is never afraid to assert her allegiance to flag and country
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as in argues
to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration
asserted that a new roof would be necessary if the church was to remain open
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as in insists
to state as a fact usually forcefully
vigorously asserted that what passes for art these days is absolute rubbish
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Recent Examples of asserts
Children want to change, as Adam Phillips asserts, but adults want to stay the same.
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Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
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
This suit asserts that immigration agencies violated the Fourth and Fifth Amendments by conducting racially discriminatory stops, making arrests without warrants or probable cause, and denying people access to counsel.
—Norma Chavez-Peterson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
At the end of season 2, part 1, Kimmie asserts her dominance as the company's chief operating officer, fighting the other Bellarie family members along the way.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The suit asserts that during the time Burks was attempting to secure permission to relocate his floating homes to Sausalito that several other houseboat owners, none of whom were Black, were permitted to move their floating homes there.
—Richard Halstead, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Even the most qualified professionals hit roadblocks during a job search, Augustine asserts.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The judge's order asserts that Anthropic pirated more than 7 million copies of books.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
In the teaser, Cami Miller (Demi Moore) asserts herself as the new sole owner of M-Tex oil following the death of her husband in Season 1.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
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
This suit asserts that immigration agencies violated the Fourth and Fifth Amendments by conducting racially discriminatory stops, making arrests without warrants or probable cause, and denying people access to counsel.
—Norma Chavez-Peterson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
At the end of season 2, part 1, Kimmie asserts her dominance as the company's chief operating officer, fighting the other Bellarie family members along the way.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The suit asserts that during the time Burks was attempting to secure permission to relocate his floating homes to Sausalito that several other houseboat owners, none of whom were Black, were permitted to move their floating homes there.
—Richard Halstead, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Even the most qualified professionals hit roadblocks during a job search, Augustine asserts.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The judge's order asserts that Anthropic pirated more than 7 million copies of books.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
In the teaser, Cami Miller (Demi Moore) asserts herself as the new sole owner of M-Tex oil following the death of her husband in Season 1.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asserts
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Continue reading … 'DESPICABLE' – Sen Paul fires back after VP Vance declares terminating cartel members is 'best use of' US military.—
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FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Emily declares, despite half the women at the table wincing at the idea.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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Runge argues in The Great Healthcare Disruption that innovation without humanity risks leaving patients behind, while humanity without innovation risks stalling medical progress.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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And seabed curtains could divert warm water toward other glaciers, the paper argues, or disrupt the upwelling of nutrients that feed phytoplankton—a crucial food for many other species.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
11 Sep. 2025
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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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While the feature list proclaims that there is no combat in Lunar Strike, there will be plenty of drama.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
21 Aug. 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
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The lawsuit alleges Patel acknowledged to Driscoll that firing FBI agents without cause would violate internal FBI rules and probably federal law as well.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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For Driscoll, hints of trouble began even before the inauguration, the lawsuit alleges.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
10 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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For society, all sorts of complex questions arise if the basic science affirms the conditions necessary for exploiting the water.—
Rodrique Ngowi,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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The mayor's order affirms that Chicago police officers will continue to enforce state and local laws, but will not work with the National Guard or federal agents on patrols, arrests, immigration enforcement or other law enforcement actions.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Asserts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asserts. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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