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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
This asserts that there is only one China and that Taiwan must not be recognised as a sovereign state outside Beijing’s control.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026
The most recent complaint against Merriam asserts that clerks have begun leaving Merriam’s staff or declining employment because of concern about mistreatment.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2026
The video asserts that the day care is always empty.
—Conor Wight, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Fuentes similarly asserts that a cluttered bookshelf is an instant eyesore.
—Kate Jerde, Architectural Digest, 28 Dec. 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, claimed Saturday the West is offering Ukraine favorable conditions on security, reconstruction, and relations with Russia, but asserts that Kyiv does not want a peaceful settlement.
—Natalya Kushnir, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2025
Each side has its own priorities and aggressively asserts them.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
The agency’s lawsuit asserts Instacart deceived consumers with false advertising, failure to provide refunds and unlawful subscription enrollment processes.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
In his 2021 book, Maher re-asserts his innocence in the death of his former boss.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asserts
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The Arctic competition intensifies as Russia boosts military presence and China declares itself a ‘near-Arctic state,’ making Greenland crucial for North American defense.—
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Nobody goes home this week, but Ru still declares Kenya and Mandy the bottom two, saving Juicy.—
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The White House argues this video shows Ross was hit by Good's car.—
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The addition of those provisions, the lawsuit argues, violated a requirement in the Missouri Constitution that laws only deal with one subject.—
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That's part of a peculiar mindset that insists people with low incomes should not only be poor, but miserable.—
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Because he was raised by his stoic killer-king father, Dek insists to Thia that things like cooperation and sensitivity and grief are signs of weakness — even though the evidence of such weakness was precisely the reason why his own father wanted Dek killed.—
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How bizarre, though, to hold entertainment, one of the handful of things that make this planet bearable, in such low esteem, like an opera house that proclaims its commitment to justice but forgets to mention music.—
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The second Eclogue—often thought to be autobiographical—offers a famous example in which the shepherd Corydon proclaims his love for the boy Alexis.—
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The company contends the town rejected the plan without citing any safety or health hazard.—
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The filing contends that last year the Los Angeles Superior Court granted Ye’s motion to release the lien from the bond and awarded him attorneys fees.—
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Their mother claimed, the warrant alleges, that the crew used to distribute iPads so that parents could watch their children from another area during filming, but that once Busfield was hired, this practice stopped.—
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In November 2023, the indictment alleges that Lopez Alvarez, Posas Alvarenga, and other CLS members murdered a person after using a fake Instagram account to lure them into the woods in Baltimore.—
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Like many managers, Amorim professes not to read, listen or consume opinions on his side’s performances, but his reference to Neville implied others within the club do, and are too sensitive to such criticism.—
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Colossal Biosciences professes to have species conservation as its primary mission, but de-extinction technologies could be used for other purposes.—
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The company also claims that the system is integrated with unique mission planning and sonar data analysis software designed to optimize the work and workload of operators.—
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However, as of November 2025, Kipley claims she is no longer allowed to use her classroom to film pump-and-pour videos — despite only doing so when students aren't around.—
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“Asserts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asserts. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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