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Recent Examples of aver Curator Claire Gilman avers in the show’s catalog that this painting’s circular format may intentionally recall the porthole of a seafaring vessel. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2024 Speaking from the Ohio Turnpike commission office in Swanton, National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy averred a V2X system might have made a difference. Ed Garsten, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 The inspector general also averred that the program was understaffed and poorly managed. Raj M. Shah, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2022 On June 12, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the most popular Turkish prime minister of the last half century, marked his third straight electoral win by averring his leadership over not only Turkey but the entire region. Mustafa Akyol, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2011 See All Example Sentences for aver
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aver
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  • All of which leaves Francis, the spiritual leader of more than a billion Catholics, insisting on a welcoming and internationalist worldview that has gone out of style.
    Jason Horowitz, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Sheinbaum remained vague on details, but insisted that her administration would seek to work with Trump.
    Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
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  • So declared one user on X after weekend one of Coachella—or Gag-chella.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
  • In response, Bukele declared a state of exception, which is still in effect, suspending many of the country’s due process rights and commencing a wave of mass arrests.
    Danielle Mackey, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
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  • The lawsuit, which was filed in a Massachusetts federal court, alleges the government violated Harvard's First Amendment right to free speech by freezing the $2.2 billion in funds and threatening additional cuts.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clarify what kind of legal notice their clients, alleged Tren de Aragua members, should receive before they are deported under the Alien Enemies Act.
    Ashley Oliver, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2025
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  • Thirteen judges already fired since Trump started his second term filed a class appeal earlier this month, asserting that they had been wrongfully terminated.
    Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Read has pleaded not guilty, denied killing O'Keefe and alleged she is being framed, attempting to sow reasonable doubt in prosecutors' claims and asserting that someone else killed O'Keefe and had ties to and influence over the investigation.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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  • Müller’s central argument has been that populism should primarily be defined as a movement in which a leader claims to represent a silenced or forgotten—and almost always exclusionary—majority.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The growth trajectory represents a 2.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2025, with online video claiming the lion’s share at $9.4 billion.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
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  • During the campaign, Trump professed ignorance of Project 2025.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Merrill signed anyway, professing his love for San Diego, his teammates, manager Mike Shildt and president of baseball operations A.J. Preller.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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  • Newsmax also contended that what Kelly said was protected opinion.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The pro-Trump side contends that Barrett’s facial expression and body language connote hostility, though such an interpretation is, at best, in the eye of the beholder.
    Niall Stanage, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • On the bench, like a trainer hyping up a boxer, Murray’s Denver Nuggets teammates continuously affirmed him, telling him to keep his head up, assuring him that good things would eventually start to happen.
    Tony Jones, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Heineken reported first-quarter revenue growth that beat analysts’ expectations on Wednesday morning and affirmed its full-year guidance despite the tariff risks.
    Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025

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“Aver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aver. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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