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as in declared
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 argued
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 claimed
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 asserted
Chris Kirschner of The Athletic asserted that the best possible first-round playoff opponent for the Yankees would be the Houston Astros, who are a perfect 4-0 against the Bronx Bombers in the playoffs since 2015.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Jones asserted that exigent circumstances warranted the shortening of the 15-day notice window.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
New Delhi has consistently asserted that resolving the border issue is indispensable to the pursuit of economic partnership and the broader normalization of the India-China relationship.
—Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
In an interview with KOMO News outside of the courtroom, the boy's parents asserted that their son had no intention of harming anyone.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
But in recent years, the condo board got new leadership and has asserted more power.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Trump has asserted the vessel was carrying narcotics from Venezuela and headed to the United States.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 8 Sep. 2025
In the interviews and non-fiction film, Deen and Glass advocated for her reputation and asserted that her racist rhetoric was not fully understood by the public.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Within the letter, the senators asserted that oversight of the Smithsonian rests with Congress from its founding, not the White House.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Jones asserted that exigent circumstances warranted the shortening of the 15-day notice window.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
New Delhi has consistently asserted that resolving the border issue is indispensable to the pursuit of economic partnership and the broader normalization of the India-China relationship.
—Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
In an interview with KOMO News outside of the courtroom, the boy's parents asserted that their son had no intention of harming anyone.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
But in recent years, the condo board got new leadership and has asserted more power.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Trump has asserted the vessel was carrying narcotics from Venezuela and headed to the United States.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 8 Sep. 2025
In the interviews and non-fiction film, Deen and Glass advocated for her reputation and asserted that her racist rhetoric was not fully understood by the public.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Within the letter, the senators asserted that oversight of the Smithsonian rests with Congress from its founding, not the White House.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asserted
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Israel declared Gaza's largest city a combat zone on August 29 and has since urged residents to leave.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The incursion comes as the United Nations and others have warned that the assault will worsen an already dire humanitarian crisis, with parts of the Gaza officially declared under famine.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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In a court filing ahead of the settlement in the music label fight, IA had argued that labels had added an avalanche of infringing works so late into the lawsuit to create leverage to force a settlement.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Education Assembly Bill 715 was the only priority bill of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, aiming to address antisemitism in California public schools that authors have argued has become worse in recent years, as the war between Israel and Hamas continues in Gaza.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Trump claimed without evidence that McEntarfer had manipulated statistics for political reasons.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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It is claimed to be the most powerful and efficient iPhone chip to date.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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These anchovies, Chris proclaimed, would be delicious simply turned out on a piece of toast.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Sep. 2025
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In 2004, Chicago officials proclaimed the corner of Foster and Kedzie avenues in the North Park neighborhood as Kun Chae Bae Way, but Bae declined to allow the sign to be erected.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Despite critics who argue that AI progress is slowing, Amodei contended that development will continue at a similar pace.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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The source contended that the network was not swayed by outside pressure.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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In their lawsuit against MiniMax, which is based in Shanghai, China, the studios alleged the company failed to act on their cease-and-desist requests to avoid copyright infringement.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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The incursion comes as a UN commission alleged Israel’s war in Gaza constituted genocide, accusations that Israel denies.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Pentagon affirmed the documents' authenticity but would not comment on them.—
Alex Horton,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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Todd Davis, the plaintiff attorney who represented the Ku family, affirmed that sentiment Friday.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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If making movies couldn’t happen for him, Newell eventually reasoned his next best thing might be to stage movies live.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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For decades, astronomers have reasoned that a low abundance of H₂ early on resulted in hotter clouds whose internal pressure would be too hot to easily collapse into stars.—
Luke Keller,
Space.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Asserted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asserted. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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