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alleges

verb

present tense third-person singular of allege
as in insists
to state as a fact usually forcefully alleged that the restaurant chain was engaging in discriminatory hiring practices

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Recent Examples of alleges The university is also facing a separate federal lawsuit filed in February by a student accused of using artificial intelligence to write papers, who alleges the university disciplined them without a fair process. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 She was sent home with a blood glucose monitor and instructions to follow up pre-natal care, the lawsuit alleges. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 The indictment alleges that the network had been operating since at least 2024. — Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026 Additionally, the lawsuit alleges that Hoskins’ office intervened after local election authorities in Saline County on April 13, 2026, certified the results of a local election. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026 Boosie alleges that Wohl and Burkman also promised to give the rapper half of his $600,000 back if their efforts were unsuccessful. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 In court filings, Britt alleges that there were multiple meetings between Isa Abdus-Sabur and Moscowitz or his investigators before the trial. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026 The suit alleges the management company Mogul Vision leased the home and hired the in-house security guard. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 But the lawsuit alleges that these numbers, advertised in Anthropic’s marketing graphics, are misleadingly couched in fine print. — Hayden Field, The Verge, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleges
  1. insists
  2. claims
  3. contends
  4. asserts
  5. maintains
Verb
  • And Variety executive editor for TV Michael Schneider, who broke the news about the Emmys heading to Prime Video, insists the buzz at Monday’s Emmys after-parties wasn’t nearly as negative as the online response.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
  • For all the accolades, Long insists the work was never about fame.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of insists
Verb
  • Bean provided all the documents the university requested in May 2025 before he was denied, the lawsuit claims.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Tensions continued to rise between Filippi and Kettle over disagreements about operations and budget, the suit claims.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of claims
Verb
  • The lawsuit contends that Roper and the Kipps are two among possibly hundreds of patients who have been affected.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The administration contends that only federal authorities have jurisdiction over the case.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of contends
Verb
  • De Paula asserts himself with a confident shake of the head after each pitch outside the strike zone.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Javi Borges, global Americas media and entertainment sector leader for accounting and consulting giant EY, asserts that entertainment companies need to also understand the sea change that is afoot in consumer tastes for leisure-time pursuits.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of asserts
Verb
  • The material’s resistance to high heat and moisture maintains full operational stability where pure MXene typically degrades.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, maintains detailed records viewed as generally reliable by United Nations agencies and other international organizations.
    — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of maintains

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“Alleges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleges. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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