as in to insist
to state as a fact usually forcefully
alleged that the restaurant chain was engaging in discriminatory hiring practices
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Recent Examples of allege
Desirae Fox, an analyst with the Local Agency Formation Commission, has sued Sacramento County and LAFCO alleging gender and racial discrimination.
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Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
In November, a civil jury awarded Zwerner $10 million in a lawsuit alleging Parker failed to act on concerns that the student had brought a gun to school.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
Google learned this lesson the hard way and had to settle a $50 million lawsuit by Black employees who alleged racial bias.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Alleged bribes, gifts Meanwhile, the indictment alleges that Bradley accepted gifts and bribes from tow truck companies.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 18 May 2026
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Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
In November, a civil jury awarded Zwerner $10 million in a lawsuit alleging Parker failed to act on concerns that the student had brought a gun to school.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
Google learned this lesson the hard way and had to settle a $50 million lawsuit by Black employees who alleged racial bias.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Alleged bribes, gifts Meanwhile, the indictment alleges that Bradley accepted gifts and bribes from tow truck companies.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allege
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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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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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Google contends that none of these bypasses actually work.—
Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
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That so many exceptional shots came from Rai, a 31-year-old who had never so much as contended in a major, is irrelevant.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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Still, Clarke’s love of literature and affinity for great prose can assert themselves now and then.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Yeah, add that to the long list of unsupported claims about these vaccines that have ranged from various anti-vaxxers asserting that the vaccines will turn you into a gigantic magnet to attributing seemingly every celebrity illness and death during the COVID-19 pandemic to the COVID-19 vaccines.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Allege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allege. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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