alleging

verb

present participle of allege
as in claiming
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 alleging Shortly after the video published, LINXS sued LAWA alleging multiple breaches of contract. — Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026 Those complaints, alleging improper handling of remains, have since been consolidated. — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 The first case, alleging Comey lied to Congress, was dismissed in November. — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 Police had already been investigating complaints alleging improper interference in Hong’s appointment before the World Cup. — Reuters, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026 Security officers for Baltimore city buildings and public housing units went on strike Thursday, alleging safety violations and wage theft. — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Belk subsequently sued Patel and GameStop, alleging the theft of employees and proprietary data. — Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026 The dismissal request is in response to a lawsuit filed by Apple in July, alleging that former Apple employees that went on to work for OpenAI stole confidential documents to further OpenAI’s hardware development plans. — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 6 Aug. 2026 But let’s circle back to the dramatic ending of last week’s Rocky Horror party, when Georgia told Emira about the transphobic comment Charlie had made (alleging that her boyfriend was actually gay). — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleging
  1. claiming
  2. insisting
  3. asserting
  4. contending
Verb
  • For the first time in history, country songs are claiming all five of the top five slots on the Hot 100.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The Slovenian rider’s UAE Team Emirates-XRG team announced its lineup for the three-week race on Monday, confirming Pogačar will take part after claiming a record-equaling fifth Tour de France crown last month.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of claiming
Verb
  • But by insisting to stay in office for the remainder of his term, Edwards could extend the scrutiny over his behavior.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Sources say Newcastle are now privately insisting the 21-year-old will not leave.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of insisting
Verb
  • There’s another comparison between Homer and the Bible that demonstrates parallels between Jesus and Odysseus while asserting Jesus’ superiority,MacDonald says.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Anthropic’s guardrail was a sentence in a prompt asserting the internet was not there.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of asserting
Verb
  • Then the team didn’t make any serious additions at the 2024 deadline even though the Twins were contending for a wild-card spot, a decision that backfired when a club that was 70-53 collapsed, losing 29 of 41 games and missing the playoffs.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The team figures to be sellers at the deadline and Holmes is certainly someone that a few contending teams would want on their roster.
    — Mike Barner, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of contending

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