INSISTED (ON) Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

insisted (on)

verb

past tense of insist (on)

as in demanded

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority the director insisted on absolute quiet on the set

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Police say two men in a four-door black Cadillac displayed a handgun and demanded an arrow key, which opens collection boxes.

— Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 31 July 2026
The signals were there—not in a single test result or a moment that clearly demanded action, but in patterns unfolding over time.

— Guy Leitersdorf, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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Stable rules are needed to support capital formation, especially at the scale required by frontier AI development.

— Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Under Assembly Bill 481, law enforcement agencies are required to obtain approval prior to the purchase or use of military equipment, along with an annual report of how the technology has been deployed in the previous year.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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Two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Vita Vea has requested a trade from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as contract extension talks have stalled.

— Mike Jones, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Her clients had long requested small units for peptides, beauty products, and fertility treatments, but GLP-1s have made the case even more compelling.

— Elyse Moody, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026

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