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 suit alleges The Bay Club does not fall under that exception because parents are not necessarily always on the premises. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 9 July 2026 The lawsuit alleges the replacement tickets many fans were given by StubHub were worse than their original tickets. — Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 Advertisement Stevens used Netanyahu’s criticism to underscore how her position on Israel is more nuanced than El-Sayed alleges. — Nik Popli, Time, 8 July 2026 The city of Fort Worth is asking a Tarrant County court to declare an East Lancaster Avenue motel a common nuisance, and force its ownership to fix what the city alleges are years of persistent criminal activity. — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026 While the lawsuit alleges that the Missouri Young Republicans organization sent the emails, The Star could not independently confirm that the emails came from the organization or were connected to its members. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026 Attorney General alleges over 3,000 blades created unpermitted disposal sites. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 July 2026 The lawsuit alleges the toddler hit the hardwood floor before the employee fell on top of him. — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 7 July 2026 The suit also alleges that the fuel tanks pose a danger to residents. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleges
  1. insists
  2. claims
  3. contends
  4. asserts
  5. maintains
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  • Edgar insists on a moment alone with his dead son before the coffin rolls into the crematorium furnace.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • Iran insists the deal means an end to fighting in Lebanon as well.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of insists
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  • The agency claims Salgado Araujo refused to follow several verbal commands and rammed into one of its law enforcement vehicles.
    — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • Reemtsen claims that the email is an admission that Salle copied her work.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of claims
Verb
  • The 12-state coalition, however, contends that the opposite is true.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 July 2026
  • The Paramount response, via a two-page press release, followed the filing of the lawsuit, which contends that the merger will create an anticompetitive entity controlling too much of the pay-TV and movie studio sectors.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 July 2026
Definition of contends
Verb
  • Iran quickly responds with strikes against Israel and across the Gulf region and asserts control over the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for global oil and natural gas supplies from the Gulf.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • Ursuline argues this depiction is factually wrong, and asserts the conference failed to identify any specific reason, such as a provision of the conference constitution or loss of institutional control as defined by the NCAA.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of asserts
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  • The agency maintains Salgado Araujo rammed an ICE vehicle, prompting an officer to open fire in self-defense.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • That initial rate is reduced to $60 when the district maintains 60 or more trips per day.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Definition of maintains

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