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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
Beginning with its preliminary statement, the suit makes presumptuous assertions about what every Florida parent prioritizes for their children, and the audacity is striking.
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Tiffany Thenor,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Amid celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary, assertions of the country’s religious, and specifically Christian, character have grown louder in political discourse.
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David Mislin,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
That pushed back on foreign assertions that China lacks the ability to exert its authority over the waters, the account said in a post.
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Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Asked about Sigcho-Lopez’s assertions, a spokesperson for the governor referred us to a spokesman for his campaign, who didn’t respond to our requests for comment.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
Pattie Gonia has disputed those assertions in online videos, but declined to comment further to Fortune, citing the pending litigation.
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Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
One of his Greenlandic colleagues offered his own thoughts, then similarly retracted, lest his assertions affect Greenland’s new position of leverage.
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Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
In a complaint filed on June 15, attorneys for Griffin state that a 2019 meeting between Griffin and Altum in Palm Springs never happened and that the latter has no documentation to back up her assertions.
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Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Trump continued making those assertions last week as Becerra closed in on Hilton in the governor’s race and as Republican Spencer Pratt started slipping in the Los Angeles mayoral race.
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Linh Tat,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
Tiffany Thenor,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Amid celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary, assertions of the country’s religious, and specifically Christian, character have grown louder in political discourse.
—
David Mislin,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
That pushed back on foreign assertions that China lacks the ability to exert its authority over the waters, the account said in a post.
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Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Asked about Sigcho-Lopez’s assertions, a spokesperson for the governor referred us to a spokesman for his campaign, who didn’t respond to our requests for comment.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
Pattie Gonia has disputed those assertions in online videos, but declined to comment further to Fortune, citing the pending litigation.
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Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
One of his Greenlandic colleagues offered his own thoughts, then similarly retracted, lest his assertions affect Greenland’s new position of leverage.
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Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
In a complaint filed on June 15, attorneys for Griffin state that a 2019 meeting between Griffin and Altum in Palm Springs never happened and that the latter has no documentation to back up her assertions.
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Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Trump continued making those assertions last week as Becerra closed in on Hilton in the governor’s race and as Republican Spencer Pratt started slipping in the Los Angeles mayoral race.
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Linh Tat,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assertions
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Historian Pauline Maier has identified some 90 declarations sent to the Continental Congress by towns and counties throughout the colonies.
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At first glance, these expressions might seem triumphalist declarations that link the nation’s success over the past 250 years with Christian faith.
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At the time, Sackler offered no response to these contentions.
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Nowhere is this reconciliation more evident than in the enduring contentions surrounding France’s Pacific territory of New Caledonia, also known as Kanak by its native community.
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However, virtually the same day after Trump makes such triumphant claims, Iranian leaders deny that those things have been agreed upon.
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The government says the land is privately owned, but rival claims over its privatization have emerged.
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Attorneys posed dueling accounts of Payton and Martin’s roles in the deadly 2022 K Street shootings as closing arguments resumed Wednesday in the pair’s murder trial in Sacramento Superior Court.
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Even during the high court arguments in April, advocates for children worried that these impacts were being overlooked.
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Some noted that their allegations led to domestic violence convictions.
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Tenbarge also apologized for a line of questioning about a retraining order Nikolas took out against a stalker, specifically some allegations the individual made against Nikolas.
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Science is designed to estimate risk, test hypotheses, identify patterns, and reduce the likelihood of false causal inference.
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Scientists have two hypotheses for the formation of supermassive black hole seeds.
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“Assertions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assertions. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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