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 article alleges that Gretchen liked a bunch of posts critical of the LGBTQIA+ community, one that every Housewife around that table and Real Housewives as an institution has supported from the very beginning.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
The lawsuit alleges Parker ignored concerns raised by several teachers and staff members, including that the student may have had a gun in his possession hours before the shooting.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Taylor alleges she was pressured by Henry's wife into pleading guilty to the charge, and was made to write apology notes to Henry and the police as part of her probation.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The family also alleges that Morris, his wife, and Gateway staff members continually defamed them and lied about the circumstances of the abuse after Clemishire came forward last year.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
However, Trinity alleges McGraw failed to deliver the viewership numbers, advertising revenues and product integrations that were promised, court records show.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
In the book, Giuffre alleges that the pair trafficked her to many powerful men, including a prince and a former prime minister who savaged her.
—Robin Abcarian, Mercury News, 29 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
Lawsuit alleges OpenAI weakened suicide safeguards to boost ChatGPT use.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
The lawsuit alleges Parker ignored concerns raised by several teachers and staff members, including that the student may have had a gun in his possession hours before the shooting.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Taylor alleges she was pressured by Henry's wife into pleading guilty to the charge, and was made to write apology notes to Henry and the police as part of her probation.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The family also alleges that Morris, his wife, and Gateway staff members continually defamed them and lied about the circumstances of the abuse after Clemishire came forward last year.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
However, Trinity alleges McGraw failed to deliver the viewership numbers, advertising revenues and product integrations that were promised, court records show.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
In the book, Giuffre alleges that the pair trafficked her to many powerful men, including a prince and a former prime minister who savaged her.
—Robin Abcarian, Mercury News, 29 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
Lawsuit alleges OpenAI weakened suicide safeguards to boost ChatGPT use.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleges
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Michelle spins a long and complicated tale, but insists Teddy was wrong about the Andromedans trying to infiltrate and poison humanity.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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Supporters accuse House leadership of slowing the process, while Johnson’s team insists the chamber is simply following its normal schedule.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The team claims the work demonstrates a deformable material performing matrix-vector multiplication directly through motion, without requiring an electrical conversion.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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When the movie was being wrapped up, Robertson claims Helm wasn’t keen on shooting the additional soundstage footage that featured the Staple Singers and Emmylou Harris, and would have preferred to keep the extra cash for themselves.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 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
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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
Verb
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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 4 Nov. 2025.
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