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 assault with the padlock happened one week after Buckley was moved to the cell, the suit alleges.
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Paul Egan, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The machines would predict which player at the table had the best hand and send that information to an off-site operator, the indictment alleges.
—Dan Gallo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Barghouti’s family alleges that he has been beaten by guards in Israel's prisons, which are under the control of Itamar Ben-Gvir, a far-right member of Netanyahu's coalition.
—Karl Vick, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Lawsuit alleges OpenAI weakened suicide safeguards to boost ChatGPT use.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Then, in February, two months before Adam’s death, OpenAI further softened its remaining protections against encouraging self-harm, the complaint alleges.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
The woman then went back to her classroom and retrieved a computer to show students the headline confirming Kirk’s death, the lawsuit alleges.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
The lawsuit alleges the property was not properly licensed for rental and did not have appropriate smoke detectors.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The ethics complaint alleges that if Homan received $50,000 from undercover FBI agents, it should have been reported on his financial disclosure forms.
—Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
Paul Egan, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The machines would predict which player at the table had the best hand and send that information to an off-site operator, the indictment alleges.
—Dan Gallo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Barghouti’s family alleges that he has been beaten by guards in Israel's prisons, which are under the control of Itamar Ben-Gvir, a far-right member of Netanyahu's coalition.
—Karl Vick, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Lawsuit alleges OpenAI weakened suicide safeguards to boost ChatGPT use.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Then, in February, two months before Adam’s death, OpenAI further softened its remaining protections against encouraging self-harm, the complaint alleges.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
The woman then went back to her classroom and retrieved a computer to show students the headline confirming Kirk’s death, the lawsuit alleges.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
The lawsuit alleges the property was not properly licensed for rental and did not have appropriate smoke detectors.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The ethics complaint alleges that if Homan received $50,000 from undercover FBI agents, it should have been reported on his financial disclosure forms.
—Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleges
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But Epstein insists the new luxury club won’t reduce general admission space, and renderings show the structure will rise above the existing grounds on the Turn 1 hill.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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O’Dowd insists that government intervention is needed.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Castelion claims that its mission is rooted in the belief that freedom must be actively protected – through technological strength, strategic clarity, and national resolve.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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There’s been a series of starts and stops with Lehrer’s case, which Emma claims is riddled with corruption.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
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Price contends the Jameson portion of the USGS report is outdate and inaccurate, pointing to a much more recent 2025 third-party review from Sproule ERCE energy consultants that estimates the Jameson basin could hold 9 billion net barrels of recoverable crude oil.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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First, the union contends that the employees hired after the equity increase was made have no obligation to repay any money.—
Richard Halstead,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The complaint asserts that the transfer was a deliberate attempt to disrupt Holt’s legal advocacy on behalf of himself and other inmates.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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And Doctorow asserts Amazon began charging merchants junk fees.—
NPR,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
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This, plus the ongoing calls among family members, maintains a powerful sense of human connection and love.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Baring’s business tries to generate between 3 and 6 percentage points of return above traditional nonbank lending, but Searles maintains that doesn’t come with extra risk.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Alleges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleges. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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