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as in declares
to state clearly and strongly
a superpatriot who is never afraid to assert her allegiance to flag and country
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as in argues
to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration
asserted that a new roof would be necessary if the church was to remain open
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as in insists
to state as a fact usually forcefully
vigorously asserted that what passes for art these days is absolute rubbish
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Recent Examples of asserts
Further, the city asserts, the study doesn’t address potential impacts on adjacent public parking lots.
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
The company asserts that its pivotal Phase 3 studies, AURORA-1 and AURORA-2, demonstrated significant and sustained clinical benefit.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Trachtenberg made a similarly thoughtful Predator movie, Prey, a few years ago, and now further asserts himself as a filmmaker who can take a tired old piece of IP and breathe new life into it.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
But in the new guidance, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asserts that federal law bars states from restricting medical debts from credit reports, arguing that only the federal government has this authority.
—CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
But in the new guidance, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asserts that federal law bars states from restricting medical debts from credit reports, arguing that only the federal government has this authority.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
The complaint asserts that the transfer was a deliberate attempt to disrupt Holt’s legal advocacy on behalf of himself and other inmates.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025
And Doctorow asserts Amazon began charging merchants junk fees.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
The National Guard, asserts the lawsuit, remains a state institution that federal authorities cannot commandeer.
—Andrea Katz, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
The company asserts that its pivotal Phase 3 studies, AURORA-1 and AURORA-2, demonstrated significant and sustained clinical benefit.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Trachtenberg made a similarly thoughtful Predator movie, Prey, a few years ago, and now further asserts himself as a filmmaker who can take a tired old piece of IP and breathe new life into it.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
But in the new guidance, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asserts that federal law bars states from restricting medical debts from credit reports, arguing that only the federal government has this authority.
—CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
But in the new guidance, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asserts that federal law bars states from restricting medical debts from credit reports, arguing that only the federal government has this authority.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
The complaint asserts that the transfer was a deliberate attempt to disrupt Holt’s legal advocacy on behalf of himself and other inmates.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025
And Doctorow asserts Amazon began charging merchants junk fees.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
The National Guard, asserts the lawsuit, remains a state institution that federal authorities cannot commandeer.
—Andrea Katz, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asserts
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The musician, whose legal name is Cameron Giles, is asking a judge to issue a court order that declares him a co-author of the sound recording.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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Grants would become available when the governor declares a state of emergency due to a disaster.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Media studies scholar Stephen Ponder argues that William McKinley, inaugurated as president in 1897, laid the groundwork for Roosevelt’s later efforts to fully bring the press into the White House.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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What Rokita alleges in lawsuit The lawsuit argues that IPS’s policies violate Indiana law, which prohibits governmental bodies from enacting a resolution or policy that restricts employees from communicating or cooperating with federal officials about someone’s citizenship or immigration status.—
Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
6 Nov. 2025
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That's part of a peculiar mindset that insists people with low incomes should not only be poor, but miserable.—
NEAL RUBIN,
Freep.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Because he was raised by his stoic killer-king father, Dek insists to Thia that things like cooperation and sensitivity and grief are signs of weakness — even though the evidence of such weakness was precisely the reason why his own father wanted Dek killed.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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The second Eclogue—often thought to be autobiographical—offers a famous example in which the shepherd Corydon proclaims his love for the boy Alexis.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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When the conversation drifts toward music, Thomas again proclaims his fondness for KPop Demon Hunters.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
5 Oct. 2025
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But, if the Supreme Court ultimately holds that the president additionally has broad and unfettered authority to impose tariffs through IEEPA in times of national emergency, as the executive branch contends, that could diminish or conflict with Congress’ tariff authority.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The petition contends that Wilson’s office did not acknowledge the use of AI in the Turner case, despite pointed questions on the topic from the judge.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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But a shift in his relationship with ChaptGPT occurred in late 2024, his family alleges – several months after OpenAI released a new model, which the company described as offering a more human-like interaction by saving details from prior conversations to craft more personalized responses.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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What Rokita alleges in lawsuit The lawsuit argues that IPS’s policies violate Indiana law, which prohibits governmental bodies from enacting a resolution or policy that restricts employees from communicating or cooperating with federal officials about someone’s citizenship or immigration status.—
Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
6 Nov. 2025
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Also, this is the second scene of the season in which a male love interest professes an intense and specific oral fixation with his female partner.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
18 Oct. 2025
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Adcock professes to take safety seriously.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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The company also claims that the system is integrated with unique mission planning and sonar data analysis software designed to optimize the work and workload of operators.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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However, as of November 2025, Kipley claims she is no longer allowed to use her classroom to film pump-and-pour videos — despite only doing so when students aren't around.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Asserts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asserts. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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