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as in declarations
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 contentions
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 assertions
Scientists, meteorologists, and other branches of the federal government say these assertions are largely incorrect.
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Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
In the ruling, the court explained that the context of the song’s release during a rap battle is essential to understanding whether Lamar intended for the assertions in his song to be construed as true.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
The association also pushed back on Hegseth’s assertions, made in the Fox News interview, that reporters have previously been able to roam the building, even without badges.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Lacking confidence in the government's assertions of safety, many now only drink bottled water.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
Evaluating defamation claims where the report contains demonstrably false factual assertions.
—Tim Reynolds, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Once again, there are assertions of a purge.
—Douglas M. Charles, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
These assertions are self-evident but fishy.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
On Monday evening, the FDA released its note to doctors about a possible link between acetaminophen during pregnancy and autism, which was more measured than the president's assertions.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2025
Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
In the ruling, the court explained that the context of the song’s release during a rap battle is essential to understanding whether Lamar intended for the assertions in his song to be construed as true.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
The association also pushed back on Hegseth’s assertions, made in the Fox News interview, that reporters have previously been able to roam the building, even without badges.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Lacking confidence in the government's assertions of safety, many now only drink bottled water.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
Evaluating defamation claims where the report contains demonstrably false factual assertions.
—Tim Reynolds, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Once again, there are assertions of a purge.
—Douglas M. Charles, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
These assertions are self-evident but fishy.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
On Monday evening, the FDA released its note to doctors about a possible link between acetaminophen during pregnancy and autism, which was more measured than the president's assertions.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assertions
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Moore made clear that price declarations are not part of traditional conservative economic philosophy.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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The region is also still recovering from major flooding in August of last year - Kipnuk, one of the villages hardest hit by the remnants of Typhoon Halong, received one of the first-ever federal disaster declarations for an Alaska tribe in the wake of that flooding.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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However, the reality is that peace talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the US and Europe are clearly stalled, if at worse dead with many contentions from both sides surrounding security concerns and, importantly, trade sanctions.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The technology is a staple at police departments across the country, documenting encounters with the public and helping clarify questionable incidents and competing claims.—
Josh Campbell,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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While audits and hand counts have shown that the state's election results are accurate, Colorado has been at the epicenter of false election claims.—
Bente Birkeland,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Megan Thee Stallion does not want to entertain arguments about her chart success.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The temporary restraining order keeps the troops in place pending further court arguments.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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After Ansari set Being Mortal as his directorial debut in February 2022, also set to star alongside Murray, Deadline reported exclusively that April that Searchlight Pictures had suspended production following allegations of inappropriate behavior against Murray.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
18 Oct. 2025
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And even when its investigations didn’t fix problems, CRCL provided an accounting of allegations and a measure of transparency for Congress and the public.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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The prize recipients tested profound quantum mechanical hypotheses through clear and rigorous experimentation.—
Zhixin Wang,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
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None of those jack-of-all-trades models came up with the hypotheses that proved experimentally correct.—
Elie Dolgin,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Assertions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assertions. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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