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as in declares
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 argues
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 insists
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 asserts
Gartner asserts that such a broad array of capabilities—which seem to be constantly changing and being upgraded, especially in the age of RaaS’ rise—will demand a more acute focus on how those systems interact with one another and work toward business goals.
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Upon appeal, the State Personnel Board found Robinson did not violate policies and was not overly hostile in those incidents, the complaint asserts.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Just because a paper passes peer review doesn’t mean that what’s written, or what the author asserts, is true.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 19 Sep. 2025
China asserts sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea, putting it at odds with overlapping claims by the Philippines and several other neighbors.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Children want to change, as Adam Phillips asserts, but adults want to stay the same.
—Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
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
This suit asserts that immigration agencies violated the Fourth and Fifth Amendments by conducting racially discriminatory stops, making arrests without warrants or probable cause, and denying people access to counsel.
—Norma Chavez-Peterson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
At the end of season 2, part 1, Kimmie asserts her dominance as the company's chief operating officer, fighting the other Bellarie family members along the way.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Upon appeal, the State Personnel Board found Robinson did not violate policies and was not overly hostile in those incidents, the complaint asserts.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Just because a paper passes peer review doesn’t mean that what’s written, or what the author asserts, is true.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 19 Sep. 2025
China asserts sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea, putting it at odds with overlapping claims by the Philippines and several other neighbors.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Children want to change, as Adam Phillips asserts, but adults want to stay the same.
—Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
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
This suit asserts that immigration agencies violated the Fourth and Fifth Amendments by conducting racially discriminatory stops, making arrests without warrants or probable cause, and denying people access to counsel.
—Norma Chavez-Peterson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
At the end of season 2, part 1, Kimmie asserts her dominance as the company's chief operating officer, fighting the other Bellarie family members along the way.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asserts
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Final Fantasy Tactics spits on that idea, and proudly declares that fighting inequality is, in fact, what society is supposed to do.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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The mutual defense agreement signed on Wednesday declares that an attack on one nation would be considered an attack on both.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Owens argues the name change is currently cosmetic and is just costing a lot of money to change some signs.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Sep. 2025
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Beginning October 12, 2025, the 29 nations of the European Schengen Area will start phasing out the stamping of travel documents and instead will switch to a new digital Entry/Exit System (EES), which the European Union argues will accelerate border-control processes and improve security.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
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All the while, the director insists on keeping uncomfortable life vests on the child actors, in service of superficial commentary on Europe’s migrant crisis.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
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As One of Us gleefully samples multiple registers—comic, tragic, satiric, elegiac, poetic—its mesh of archaic and contemporary styles becomes something quite arresting, a joy to read … Chaon’s beautiful novel insists on answers.—
Book Marks
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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While the feature list proclaims that there is no combat in Lunar Strike, there will be plenty of drama.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Property tax debacle White contends that he’s been unfairly scapegoated for county disputes including over federal funding allocations, residential and commercial property valuations and the 2025 budget freeze.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security contends the officers should be allowed to mask to protect themselves from online doxxing and targeting by gangs.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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The lawsuit alleges Glock knowingly sells easily modifiable firearms and that the stores cater to criminals.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Justice Department alleges that Labrador-Sierra submitted false information to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to purchase the firearm.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Add to this fact that Isabelle’s assistant, Dani, also professes her love for her and there’s quite a lot of intersecting queerness in this entry.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
23 Sep. 2025
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Prize claims less than $600 do not require a claim form.—
Nicole Young,
Nashville Tennessean,
28 Sep. 2025
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Lack of Warnings in the US Relkin claims there aren't warnings about meningioma.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Asserts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asserts. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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