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as in declared
to state clearly and strongly
a superpatriot who is never afraid to assert her allegiance to flag and country
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as in argued
to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration
asserted that a new roof would be necessary if the church was to remain open
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as in claimed
to state as a fact usually forcefully
vigorously asserted that what passes for art these days is absolute rubbish
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Recent Examples of asserted
But Wirth asserted those groups are not true environmental organizations and stand to gain financially from the project.
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Chaewon Chung
updated October 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Most of the facts asserted in Respondent's RFO were known at that time.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Most of the facts asserted in Respondent's RFO were known at that time.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Taiwan, under President Lai Ching-te, has asserted its sovereignty in new and destabilizing ways, casting its political system as separate from and threatened by the mainland’s.
—Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025
Each asserted that charters provide stability and predictability to the sport’s economics and have led to the long-term viability of teams and their partnerships with sponsors.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
First up was the Rockets who, during the offseason, had asserted their own title aspirations by trading for former Thunder star Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Pierce, a longtime direct rival to James in his playing days, asserted that James won't be able to do so in Los Angeles.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
In that testimony, Baccarelli asserted that taking the drug during pregnancy was not just linked to neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism but probably caused them.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Chaewon Chung
updated October 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Most of the facts asserted in Respondent's RFO were known at that time.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Most of the facts asserted in Respondent's RFO were known at that time.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Taiwan, under President Lai Ching-te, has asserted its sovereignty in new and destabilizing ways, casting its political system as separate from and threatened by the mainland’s.
—Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025
Each asserted that charters provide stability and predictability to the sport’s economics and have led to the long-term viability of teams and their partnerships with sponsors.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
First up was the Rockets who, during the offseason, had asserted their own title aspirations by trading for former Thunder star Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Pierce, a longtime direct rival to James in his playing days, asserted that James won't be able to do so in Los Angeles.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
In that testimony, Baccarelli asserted that taking the drug during pregnancy was not just linked to neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism but probably caused them.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asserted
Verb
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Vonn declared her initial refusal to visit the White House in December 2017, just ahead of the 2018 Pyeonchang Winter Olympics.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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This marks the second time in two decades that the US has declared genocide in Sudan.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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When its army entered Gaza in late 1956, the Israeli government argued that national security interests required it to control the Strip.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The issue of filing deadlines wasn't argued before the Supreme Court, nor the circuit court, Wood said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The company claimed that the trial proved the Tiqker’s ability to operate reliably during multiple dives, proving its ability to work in real-world defense environments.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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During opening statements, Toscano claimed that Parker did not act on her authority to search the student or remove him from school, the Associated Press reported.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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That is obviously not what Dallas had in mind when Jones proclaimed the deal shipping Parsons to Green Bay made the Cowboys more equipped to defend against the run.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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In retrospect, the MP-4 was brilliant, proof of the concept that carbon—not plastics, as proclaimed in The Graduate—was the key to the future.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Super Bowl winner contended that with a five-game winning streak, maybe people will start believing more in this Bears team.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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This time, the environmental advocacy group contended that San Diego’s supplemental analysis of the visual impacts of taller buildings, prepared in advance of the 2022 ballot measure, disregarded other consequential environmental factors.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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During the trial, prosecutors alleged that Alex killed Maggie and Paul to both cover up his financial crimes and to stop them from coming up in Paul's pending trial.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Among the main issues at trial was alleged maneuvering by McGraw to gain majority control of Merit Street to secure lucrative investments from family and friends at a $425 million valuation.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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More than a century into the debate about whether a corporation is a person, Stewart affirmed that a person can be a corporation—a public one, as of 1999, when shares of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia surged to almost two billion dollars in value.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The European Council affirmed its intention to inject funds into Ukraine’s military and defense budget in early 2026, but the $163 billion loan intended to be financed by Russian accounts held in European financial institutions was scrapped — at least until December.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Herodotus reasoned that had Helen in fact been within the walls of Troy instead of in Egypt, the Trojans would surely have surrendered her to the Greeks rather than allow their city to be destroyed.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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If Newman couldn’t have killed Scott, the police reasoned, perhaps his brother had.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Asserted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asserted. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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