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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
Richards and the governor’s office pushed back on false assertions that Newsom and his wife, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, were stealing money from the state through her office that same day.
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Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Democrats urged her to speak on previous assertions that Renee Nicole Macklin Good and Alex Pretti, two Minnesota residents who federal immigration officials shot, were domestic terrorists.
—Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Hours before the hearing was set to begin, the GOP-run committee released a report alleging Walz and Ellison knew about credible fraud concerns years ago and didn’t act on them, despite their assertions otherwise, purportedly costing taxpayers billions.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
Jennifer Walker, a spokesperson at the health center, forcefully pushed back at Harding’s assertions about Agwunobi, a practicing pediatrician before turning to high-level administrative jobs in health care after earning an MBA at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2001.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
So there’ll be new assertions of emergency power in all kinds of contexts.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
Past recounts and court challenges have not backed up those assertions.
—Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 2 Mar. 2026
The more intrepid our assertions of individual presence, the more makeshift seem our identities, the less retrievable our origins.
—Patrick R. Crowley, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent assertions questioning the financial controls of the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore (DPOB) are not supported by the findings of its independent 2024 audit.
—Helen Amos, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2026
Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Democrats urged her to speak on previous assertions that Renee Nicole Macklin Good and Alex Pretti, two Minnesota residents who federal immigration officials shot, were domestic terrorists.
—Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Hours before the hearing was set to begin, the GOP-run committee released a report alleging Walz and Ellison knew about credible fraud concerns years ago and didn’t act on them, despite their assertions otherwise, purportedly costing taxpayers billions.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
Jennifer Walker, a spokesperson at the health center, forcefully pushed back at Harding’s assertions about Agwunobi, a practicing pediatrician before turning to high-level administrative jobs in health care after earning an MBA at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2001.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
So there’ll be new assertions of emergency power in all kinds of contexts.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
Past recounts and court challenges have not backed up those assertions.
—Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 2 Mar. 2026
The more intrepid our assertions of individual presence, the more makeshift seem our identities, the less retrievable our origins.
—Patrick R. Crowley, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent assertions questioning the financial controls of the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore (DPOB) are not supported by the findings of its independent 2024 audit.
—Helen Amos, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assertions
Noun
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The last act really slows the action to make time — lots of it — for vocal declarations and ruminations.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
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After gaining the family’s trust with gifts, declarations of affection and sustained attention, Jackson allegedly isolated the children from responsible adults, plied them with drugs and alcohol, exposed them to pornography, and then abused them individually.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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An administration official would make a claim about what happened, and later evidence would find these contentions to be misleading.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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There was no immediate response to the claims from Pakistani officials.—
ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
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While Iran’s coordination with and sponsorship of groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas are well known, Trump’s claims about Tehran’s ongoing development of nuclear weapons systems are less established — and the administration has provided little evidence to back them up.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The sheriff made few policy arguments in his third run for office.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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During closing arguments last week, prosecutors acknowledged the evidence presented in the case was circumstantial.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But a review of court records and other documents offers a window into how a technology project envisioned as reshaping education crumbled amid allegations of fraud.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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Huge nationwide demonstrations erupted in 2009 over allegations of vote-rigging.—
Lee Keath,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Non-falsifiable and untestable hypotheses cannot be checked out, and hence those ideas are incapable of disproof.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
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If there are answers to these questions, or informed hypotheses, this biography does not provide them.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Assertions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assertions. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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