1
as in to insist
to state as a fact usually forcefully
was tearfully averring his innocence
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2
as in to declare
to state clearly and strongly
averred that she didn't need any help choosing her own clothes
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Recent Examples of aver
The United States deserves a lot of the blame for the present state of the Middle East, Donald Trump averred in a Tuesday night press conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Noah Rothman, National Review, 5 Feb. 2025
The artist also averred that Germany was turning a blind eye to Islamophobia.
—News Desk, Artforum, 25 Nov. 2024
Or averred that Biden was sharp as a tack and that anyone who suggested otherwise was a jerk.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
In Berlin, however, the Soviet ambassador to Germany, after months of equivocation, finally averred that Germany’s actions signaled an imminent invasion.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2017
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Noah Rothman, National Review, 5 Feb. 2025
The artist also averred that Germany was turning a blind eye to Islamophobia.
—News Desk, Artforum, 25 Nov. 2024
Or averred that Biden was sharp as a tack and that anyone who suggested otherwise was a jerk.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
In Berlin, however, the Soviet ambassador to Germany, after months of equivocation, finally averred that Germany’s actions signaled an imminent invasion.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aver
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Team Johnson has insisted that Chicago should be — and in their minds still is — the first option.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Even Manny has to hand it to him, but Hartman proves he's matured and insists that saving the day was a team effort.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
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How we are perceived is often not up to us, the painting declares.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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An hour later, the men’s vessel arrived at the Hull Head boat ramp, where the victim — who had sustained a critical head injury — was declared dead.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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Flotilla detainees alleged Israeli abuse Israeli forces intercepted the 50-boat flotilla in international waters around 250 miles off the coast of Israel beginning on May 18.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
25 May 2026
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Aurora officials also failed to properly train officers on threat assessments, de-escalation, warnings and the constitutional limits on deadly force, the lawsuit alleges.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
25 May 2026
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Determined to assert their own vision of justice, Pontiac and others painted themselves for war, picked up their stockpiled arms, and attacked British forts, just two weeks after this hanging.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Many companies will assert a great work-life balance.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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It’s also claimed that the primary focus will remain on climate-compatible propulsion systems, autonomous technologies and applications for security and defense.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
23 May 2026
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But Ukraine claims that a new generation of interceptors is blunting the impact of Russian attacks on its cities.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
23 May 2026
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Carolla then turned more serious, professing his lifelong love of the medium.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
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That’s when Crowley professed his own love for the angel and asked him to leave Heaven and Hell behind, too.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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In their court papers, the Iskander attorneys contend that the 62-year-old Grossman tried to flee the scene and likely would have succeeded had her vehicle not automatically shut down due to it sensing the massive impact that had just occurred.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
26 May 2026
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Some legal experts contend that ghost job postings may violate existing federal consumer protection law enforced by the Federal Trade Commission.—
Michelle Travis,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Still, the Hanwha Group’s partnership with Elbit Systems and Elta Systems has repeatedly drawn scrutiny in the run-up to the opening of the Centre Pompidou Hanhwa, whose inauguration has been explicitly billed as an attempt to affirm ties between South Korea and France.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
28 May 2026
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Instead, conversations often function as affirming spaces rather than investigative ones.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Aver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aver. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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