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as in declaration
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something
the assertion that all men have certain unalienable rights is set forth in the Declaration of Independence
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as in argument
an idea or opinion that is put forth in a discussion or debate
made the unlikely assertion that gravity affects light
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Recent Examples of assertion
Leading up to the original filing deadline, Baird publicly clashed with LeVota, challenging the interim county executive’s assertion that the race lacked qualified candidates.
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Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
But certainly nothing may have damaged their trust more than the steadfast assertions that the COVID vaccines were able to stop infection and transmission.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Now, those assertions and debates are pretty much a thing of the past.
—Lucía Tejo, Glamour, 26 Apr. 2026
But that document raised serious questions about recent assertions made by the city in a related lawsuit.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
But certainly nothing may have damaged their trust more than the steadfast assertions that the COVID vaccines were able to stop infection and transmission.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Now, those assertions and debates are pretty much a thing of the past.
—Lucía Tejo, Glamour, 26 Apr. 2026
But that document raised serious questions about recent assertions made by the city in a related lawsuit.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assertion
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Building across surfaces wasn’t a declaration.—
Stephanie Hind,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2026
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The lawsuit alleged that the declaration did not provide enough information to understand the project‘s impacts, and that the city overlooked evidence that those impacts may be significant.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The victim told police Walton became enraged over not receiving a tip, leading to an argument.—
Stepheny Price , Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2026
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During debate, DeSantis’s general counsel, David Axelman, argued that complying with prior court mandates risked acknowledging that race played a role in drawing districts, echoing legal arguments at the center of the Louisiana case.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
2 May 2026
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The numbers also highlight how Safonov is making cross claims or sweeping outside his box more than twice the rate Chevalier is, although the Frenchman is more adept with his feet, playing more passes, completing a higher rate.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Lead with calm confidence, but keep your claims grounded.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Hawks’ loss to the Edmonton Oilers on April 2 eliminated them from playoff contention with six games to go.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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His age looms as a ticking clock for Detroit’s contention timeline, and that’s something to keep in mind in the big picture.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Last year was the deadliest for civilians since 2022, the start of the full-scale war, with more than 2,500 fatalities, up thirty-one per cent from the previous year, despite Moscow’s insistence that the Russian Army does not target civilians.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Whether with firearms and blades, fists and feet or behind the wheel, her work is made more visceral by the insistence on doing her own stunts whenever possible.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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To test their hypothesis, researchers transplanted a second heart into mice.—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
24 Apr. 2026
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Our goal was to better test the hypothesis of an inborn gender difference in attention to, or interest in, other people.—
Lise Eliot,
The Conversation,
20 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors highlighted allegations of previous behavior of the suspect in the filings, including allegedly admiring the 2018 Woolsey fire, burning a Bible, threatening to burn his sister’s house down and using ChatGPT to generate images of people running from a burning forest.—
Sierra van der Brug,
Daily News,
2 May 2026
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By the late 1990s, however, the Fujimori government was increasingly beset by corruption allegations and human rights scandals, including scrutiny over the financing of Keiko’s education abroad.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 May 2026
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“Assertion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assertion. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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