averring

verb

present participle of aver
1
as in alleging
to state as a fact usually forcefully was tearfully averring his innocence

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2
as in declaring
to state clearly and strongly averred that she didn't need any help choosing her own clothes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for averring
  1. alleging
  2. declaring
  3. insisting
  4. asserting
  5. claiming
  6. professing
  7. proclaiming
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  • Avila's family sued Tesla last week, alleging her death resulted from the company's gross negligence and failure to warn consumers that its self-driving systems were defective.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Raymond said investigators traced the suspect's escape route, alleging Berezovsk fled Monaco immediately after the attack, crossed into southern France and drove to Italy.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of alleging
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  • The buzzy, balls-to-the-wall sci-fi action-thriller shook up a slumbering Cannes earlier this year with a late night slot in Competition, emerging with many already declaring the 160-minute film to be a cult classic.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 July 2026
  • Air traffic control recordings captured the moments surrounding the incident, including the pilot declaring a mayday before the aircraft came down in the river.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of declaring
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  • The tabloid publisher repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, insisting that its journalists reported their stories using legitimate sources and asserted the cases had been brought too late.
    — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • So thank you, Taylor, for the gift of your stories, and for insisting on being an authentic voice in a world where the line between real and fake is increasingly blurry.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
Definition of insisting
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  • Kavanaugh could have limited his separate opinion to asserting that Trump’s order couldn’t override a federal law, which was all that was needed to decide the case.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The leaders who get the most from this dimension make the connection legible in the work itself rather than asserting it from a stage.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of asserting
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  • Also requested were documents related to a lawsuit, recently settled for $135,000, claiming Kramer had given an improper assessment of a property and retaliated against an employee who complained.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • In December, former employee Joshua Denton sued the brewery, claiming management ignored years of warnings about OSHA safety violations, did not comply with ADA regulations and wrongfully terminated him.
    — Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
Definition of claiming
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  • In recent campaign communications, all three Democrats running to become the next governor of Kansas have cited internal data professing themselves to be leading their primary competition.
    — Matthew Kelly Updated June 26, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
  • Carolla then turned more serious, professing his lifelong love of the medium.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 28 May 2026
Definition of professing
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  • Her Valley girl howl will stop you in your tracks, proclaiming friendship, revolution, and, yeah, lust.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
  • Pinned to their random assortment of hats were scrawled, handmade signs proclaiming liberty or death.
    — Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of proclaiming
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“Averring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/averring. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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