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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
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According to declarations filed by state officials, system rewrites required to implement USDA’s reduction tables could take weeks or months to complete, leaving many recipients temporarily without benefits.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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Relatives may also be in possession of advance declarations the patient made while still able to communicate.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 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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While Kyiv denied Russian claims that Ukrainian forces in Pokrovsk have already been surrounded, saying on Wednesday that active operations stopping the Russian advance were still ongoing, Ukrainian soldiers on the ground have described an increasingly grim reality.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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The hearing also included two members of Miller's own family — her daughter and her father — who offered a counterpart to claims that Miller was an unworthy and hostile caregiver.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Two of the Democratic standard-bearers to emerge from last week’s elections—Abigail Spanberger, the incoming governor of Virginia, and Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City—have emphasized different sides of these arguments in recent days.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
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While medically assisted suicide isn’t a mainstream cause of any one political party, conversations about potential legislation happen more in progressive circles and often in connection with arguments about bodily autonomy.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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Owens’ attorney, Joshua Kolsrud, who is representing her in the criminal allegations involving Echard and, now, the Scottsdale man, declined to comment, citing her pending criminal trial, which is scheduled for January 2026.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Prior to Zhou’s allegations against Renner, the pair had been reported to be working together across a series of projects.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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But coming up with these kinds of testable hypotheses is important for moving forward our understanding of the underlying physiology of REDs.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
10 Nov. 2025
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There were some very good hypotheses implying that diet and cigarette smoking might be linked, but it had never really been shown systematically or consistently.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Assertions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assertions. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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