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as in declarations
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something
the assertion that all men have certain unalienable rights is set forth in the Declaration of Independence
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as in contentions
an idea or opinion that is put forth in a discussion or debate
made the unlikely assertion that gravity affects light
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Recent Examples of assertions
Beginning with its preliminary statement, the suit makes presumptuous assertions about what every Florida parent prioritizes for their children, and the audacity is striking.
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Tiffany Thenor,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Amid celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary, assertions of the country’s religious, and specifically Christian, character have grown louder in political discourse.
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David Mislin,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
That pushed back on foreign assertions that China lacks the ability to exert its authority over the waters, the account said in a post.
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Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Asked about Sigcho-Lopez’s assertions, a spokesperson for the governor referred us to a spokesman for his campaign, who didn’t respond to our requests for comment.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
Pattie Gonia has disputed those assertions in online videos, but declined to comment further to Fortune, citing the pending litigation.
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Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
One of his Greenlandic colleagues offered his own thoughts, then similarly retracted, lest his assertions affect Greenland’s new position of leverage.
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Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
In a complaint filed on June 15, attorneys for Griffin state that a 2019 meeting between Griffin and Altum in Palm Springs never happened and that the latter has no documentation to back up her assertions.
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Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Trump continued making those assertions last week as Becerra closed in on Hilton in the governor’s race and as Republican Spencer Pratt started slipping in the Los Angeles mayoral race.
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Linh Tat,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
Tiffany Thenor,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Amid celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary, assertions of the country’s religious, and specifically Christian, character have grown louder in political discourse.
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David Mislin,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
That pushed back on foreign assertions that China lacks the ability to exert its authority over the waters, the account said in a post.
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Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Asked about Sigcho-Lopez’s assertions, a spokesperson for the governor referred us to a spokesman for his campaign, who didn’t respond to our requests for comment.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
Pattie Gonia has disputed those assertions in online videos, but declined to comment further to Fortune, citing the pending litigation.
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Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
One of his Greenlandic colleagues offered his own thoughts, then similarly retracted, lest his assertions affect Greenland’s new position of leverage.
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Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
In a complaint filed on June 15, attorneys for Griffin state that a 2019 meeting between Griffin and Altum in Palm Springs never happened and that the latter has no documentation to back up her assertions.
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Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Trump continued making those assertions last week as Becerra closed in on Hilton in the governor’s race and as Republican Spencer Pratt started slipping in the Los Angeles mayoral race.
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Linh Tat,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assertions
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Many American poets have written hymns and howls, declarations and outcries for this country that brims with so many people, and so many hopes, from all over the world.
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The city, county and state all issued local emergency declarations in the days following the fire.
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At the time, Sackler offered no response to these contentions.
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Nowhere is this reconciliation more evident than in the enduring contentions surrounding France’s Pacific territory of New Caledonia, also known as Kanak by its native community.
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Court bars asylum claims before refugees enter US Alito wrote another decision June 25 for a 6-3 majority that allowed the administration to turn back refugees at the border.
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His denials and claims about Carroll were central to her defamation allegations.
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Trump had campaigned on restricting birthright citizenship, arguing that the citizenship clause had been misinterpreted, and attended the April 2026 oral arguments in a first for a sitting president.
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Now, after oral arguments in January, the laws will be protected.
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Recent allegations of irregularities in government recruitment exams have only deepened frustrations among some young Indians.
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Talk of consumer protection could be a result of recent allegations against Miller, who joined ESPN in 2021.
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Science is designed to estimate risk, test hypotheses, identify patterns, and reduce the likelihood of false causal inference.
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Scientists have two hypotheses for the formation of supermassive black hole seeds.
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“Assertions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assertions. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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