as in to allege
to state as a fact usually forcefully
she continued to insist that she was right, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary
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Recent Examples of insist
Flock denied wrongdoing, insisting the search was about a missing person.
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Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
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
Some of the erosion of credibility, young American Jews across the country tell me, stems from those who insist all criticism of Israel is antisemitic, diluting the term's power.
—Andrew Weinstein, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Pay close attention to someone who insists Kazuo Chujo had to burn; be on your guard to anyone who claims a Japanese mother’s eyeballs had to melt to spare an American mother’s weeping.
—Book Marks
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
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
Some of the erosion of credibility, young American Jews across the country tell me, stems from those who insist all criticism of Israel is antisemitic, diluting the term's power.
—Andrew Weinstein, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Pay close attention to someone who insists Kazuo Chujo had to burn; be on your guard to anyone who claims a Japanese mother’s eyeballs had to melt to spare an American mother’s weeping.
—Book Marks
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insist
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American officials have alleged that North Korea is engaged in a long-running effort to use cyberattacks, cryptocurrency theft and IT contractors to gather information on behalf of the government in Pyongyang.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Cox was also asked about a Sunday New York Times report that alleged Robinson had communicated with others on Discord after the shooting.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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The company claims that the problem of the lack of waste heat in electric drive systems is elegantly solved by integrating a high-efficiency heat pump.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Sep. 2025
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Aer Lingus refunded me $6,096 but withheld $1,058, claiming business-class tickets only qualify for an 85% refund.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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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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Limit your interaction with them when possible and assert your boundaries firmly.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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As a result, the state contends, its colleges lose out on tens of millions of dollars because of discriminatory requirements.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Entering play on Monday, here’s where every contending team stands with roughly 13 games to go.—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Syed, the subject of the debut season of the Serial podcast, has long maintained his innocence.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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These students are learning to think computationally while maintaining human judgment.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Last week, Reuters reported that Pulte’s own father and stepmother had declared two homes in two different states as their primary residence, prompting a town in Michigan to remove a tax exemption for their home there and charge the couple for back taxes.—
Chris Prentice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The highest levels of malnutrition since the war began were reported this summer, and its largest city has been officially declared under famine by a panel of food-security experts.—
Pablo Robles,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Insist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insist. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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