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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
In August, The Guardian said the Israeli Defense Forces' Unit 8200 had built a system in Microsoft's Azure cloud for tracking Palestinians' phone calls as part of the country's invasion of Gaza, leading Microsoft to investigate the newspaper's assertions.
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
The assertions came despite a lack of clear scientific evidence, and Kenvue has called them simply false.
—NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, had drawn heavy opposition over assertions that his plans would send companies and high income earners fleeing the city.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
The true-crime trappings offered a pointed tool for presenting evidence that contradicted the husbands’ oblivious assertions.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
After the Free Press asked Sheffield's campaign and City Council staff to comment on Kinloch's assertions, spokeswoman Brittni Brown notified a reporter that Sheffield cancelled her plans to knock on doors in Detroit neighborhoods Sunday afternoon.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Taiwan, too, should keep enhancing its civil and military defenses while restraining its assertions of sovereignty in cross-strait affairs.
—Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025
None of four has commented publicly on Davis’ assertions.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Greater Denver Transit members acknowledged that safety has improved, but question the agency’s assertions based on app usage.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
Jordan Novet, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
The assertions came despite a lack of clear scientific evidence, and Kenvue has called them simply false.
—NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, had drawn heavy opposition over assertions that his plans would send companies and high income earners fleeing the city.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
The true-crime trappings offered a pointed tool for presenting evidence that contradicted the husbands’ oblivious assertions.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
After the Free Press asked Sheffield's campaign and City Council staff to comment on Kinloch's assertions, spokeswoman Brittni Brown notified a reporter that Sheffield cancelled her plans to knock on doors in Detroit neighborhoods Sunday afternoon.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Taiwan, too, should keep enhancing its civil and military defenses while restraining its assertions of sovereignty in cross-strait affairs.
—Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025
None of four has commented publicly on Davis’ assertions.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Greater Denver Transit members acknowledged that safety has improved, but question the agency’s assertions based on app usage.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assertions
Noun
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Rhetoric becomes dangerous when it is reinforced by consistent ideology, direct public declarations over time, and obvious preparations for action.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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This assertion was echoed in other declarations.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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Despite his claims of innocence, her husband, Scott Peterson, was convicted of her murder in 2004.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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And the advent of consumer DNA products has led to numerous claims of fertility fraud over the years.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The constant arguments during quarantine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The judges in a federal appeals court in New York on Tuesday were skeptical of arguments by a lawyer for Sam Bankman-Fried that his conviction for a multi-billion-dollar fraud related to his cryptocurrency exchange FTX and an associated hedge fund should be tossed out.—
Dawn Giel,Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But the tone of those attacks have amped up in recent days, drawing allegations from some Democrats that Cuomo’s campaign is leaning into Islamophobia in the final stretch of the campaign.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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My starting point when assessing allegations of huge conspiracies is that secrets become exponentially harder to keep for every extra person who knows about them.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Scientists had proposed two main hypotheses for the missing radiation.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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There are no extra fields, extra particles, modifications of the Einstein equations, or other hypotheses about nature.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Assertions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assertions. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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