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Recent Examples of aver The railroad avers that when events not under its control are excluded, its performance statistics significantly improve, and that NJT’s newer trains, purchased since 2018, are dramatically more reliable than the older cars in the fleet. Nolan Hicks, Curbed, 28 Oct. 2024 Curator Claire Gilman avers in the show’s catalog that this painting’s circular format may intentionally recall the porthole of a seafaring vessel. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2024 Speaking from the Ohio Turnpike commission office in Swanton, National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy averred a V2X system might have made a difference. Ed Garsten, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 In Berlin, however, the Soviet ambassador to Germany, after months of equivocation, finally averred that Germany’s actions signaled an imminent invasion. Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2017 See All Example Sentences for aver
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aver
Verb
  • Google, of course, insists the AI Overviews arrangement benefits everyone.
    Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Caracas insists the buildup is part of a broader campaign directed at undermining President Nicolás Maduro’s government.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Last week, Reuters reported that Pulte’s own father and stepmother had declared two homes in two different states as their primary residence, prompting a town in Michigan to remove a tax exemption for their home there and charge the couple for back taxes.
    Chris Prentice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The highest levels of malnutrition since the war began were reported this summer, and its largest city has been officially declared under famine by a panel of food-security experts.
    Pablo Robles, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • American officials have alleged that North Korea is engaged in a long-running effort to use cyberattacks, cryptocurrency theft and IT contractors to gather information on behalf of the government in Pyongyang.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Cox was also asked about a Sunday New York Times report that alleged Robinson had communicated with others on Discord after the shooting.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Children want to change, as Adam Phillips asserts, but adults want to stay the same.
    Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Limit your interaction with them when possible and assert your boundaries firmly.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • In Budapest, after the uprising against the Communist regime, Andor — raised by his mother with idealized tales of his dead father — has his world turned upside down when a brutish man appears, claiming to be his true father.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Roughly $140,000 is claimed to have been spent on this car’s restoration by the consignor prior to its 2019 sale.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the interview with the Justice Department official, Maxwell continued to profess her innocence.
    John Parkinson, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The two consistently profess their neutrality on the war – while at the same time fueling it by providing financial lifelines to Russia.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • As a result, the state contends, its colleges lose out on tens of millions of dollars because of discriminatory requirements.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Entering play on Monday, here’s where every contending team stands with roughly 13 games to go.
    Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Having breathed in the fresh air of the mountains, affirmed his love for his girlfriend, and taken in the beautiful view, Daniel all but forgets about his fight with his mother.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Since then, however, the court has allowed states to ban gender-affirming care for minors and has agreed to review Idaho’s and West Virginia’s bans on transgender athletes joining sports teams.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Aver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aver. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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