AVERRING Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

averring

verb

present participle of aver

as in alleging

to state as a fact usually forcefully was tearfully averring his innocence

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as in declaring

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

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European regulators have fined Google 890 million euros ($1 billion), alleging the company gives preferential treatment to its own services.

— Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 24 July 2026
Mora filed a cross-complaint against Giumarra alleging he was deceived by the company and its representatives into signing a contract that made false claims about the fruit, including that it was patented by Giumarra.

— Robert Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of alleging

Verb

Montse declaring herself the daughter of God, and that the words her daughters sing are dictated to her by God and part of her mission to save humanity via music.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 30 July 2026
The Tates’ triumphant return to Miami functioned as something of a litmus test for conservative personalities, with some declaring that their brand of masculinity had no place in the party.

— Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026

Definition of declaring

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Palantir says insisting on using local suppliers can come at the expense of public services and safety.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Improving diagnostics and supportive measures for autism For many years, clinicians have tried to treat differences in face processing by insisting autistic patients make eye contact—which researchers now know doesn’t work.

— Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Definition of insisting

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Meanwhile, franchise pitching legend Dave Stieb has reignited a decades-old debate, asserting that his Hall of Fame snub and lack of Cy Young awards stem from playing in Canada.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
The defense teams challenged those allegations by asserting that Haitian police and presidential-security details killed Moïse before the Colombian hit squad arrived at his hillside home in the middle of the night.

— Jay Weaver July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of asserting

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The Washington Post reported that Adjepong filed a motion claiming his ex-wife was violating their settlement agreement by preventing him from seeing his child in January 2025.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Scammers claiming to belong to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard have also tricked shipping firms into sending hefty payments to their cryptocurrency wallets in exchange for safe passage.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 27 July 2026

Definition of claiming

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The finale ended with Malcolm finally professing his feelings for Lori.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 July 2026
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

Definition of professing

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Carlson, who had just released a documentary called The End of Men, devoted hours of airtime to proclaiming Tate’s innocence; so did the right-wing podcaster Candace Owens.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
The authors aimed to save college sports by (restricting the transfer portal) and (hard-capping NIL) but also (kneecapping the Big Ten and SEC) and proclaiming (schools can’t change conferences).

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of proclaiming

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