as in insists
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 alleges
The complaint alleges that Starbucks violated the law by not reimbursing employees who needed to buy new clothes to comply with the dress code.
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Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2025
The 230-page lawsuit alleges incidents of abuse, emotional distress, and a failure to provide accommodations to Her.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Another lawsuit against StubHub filed in Pennsylvania alleges fees that can mark up prices by as much as 66%.
—Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
That man and another eyewitness then gained access to the car and found the three children in the trunk of the vehicle, which the complaint alleges was turned off with all the windows rolled up.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The report alleges about half of the locations are directly managed by Russian federal or local authorities.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
The suit alleges that McGlynn at one point told them to delete the videos but did not follow up to make sure that had happened.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
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
The state alleges Alam intentionally selected the church primarily because of his bias or prejudice against the state of Israel or the Jewish faith.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2025
The 230-page lawsuit alleges incidents of abuse, emotional distress, and a failure to provide accommodations to Her.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Another lawsuit against StubHub filed in Pennsylvania alleges fees that can mark up prices by as much as 66%.
—Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
That man and another eyewitness then gained access to the car and found the three children in the trunk of the vehicle, which the complaint alleges was turned off with all the windows rolled up.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The report alleges about half of the locations are directly managed by Russian federal or local authorities.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
The suit alleges that McGlynn at one point told them to delete the videos but did not follow up to make sure that had happened.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
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
The state alleges Alam intentionally selected the church primarily because of his bias or prejudice against the state of Israel or the Jewish faith.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleges
Verb
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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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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
Verb
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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
Verb
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Children want to change, as Adam Phillips asserts, but adults want to stay the same.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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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
Verb
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Bert Kreischer maintains his shirtless, party-animal persona but now attempts to balance it with a healthier lifestyle.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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The company sells more than 1,200 different products and maintains full transparency with all regulatory agencies.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Alleges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleges. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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