averring

present participle of aver

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for averring
Verb
  • And the parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine recently sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging that ChatGPT coached the California boy in planning and taking his own life earlier this year.
    Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Twenty One Pilots filed a complaint Tuesday in California’s central district, alleging that Temu has infringed on its trademarks and engaged in unfair competition.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While a majority of fans seem to enjoy professional wrestling, there are others who focus on the tribalism between WWE and AEW, declaring one side is much better than the other.
    Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Hawaii’s acting governor, Sylvia Luke, issued the emergency proclamation on Friday afternoon, declaring a state of emergency across the entire state.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Flock denied wrongdoing, insisting the search was about a missing person.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • These policies effectively remove a ladder while insisting that older adults must climb it.
    Cal J. Halvorsen, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Johnn Macdougall/Getty Images German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has dismissed claims that Russian drones entered Polish airspace by accident, asserting in a Bundestag address that the flight paths were intentional and part of a broader pattern of provocation.
    Amanda Castro Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Just as Lachlan is entrenched at Fox, at Paramount another scion, David Ellison, is asserting himself, preparing for what will likely be a decades-long run atop a legendary studio and the owner of CBS.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Instead of can’t-look-away infomercials, there are viral TikToks with users claiming that the devices can, like the once-buzzy weights, give your muscles more of a workout, allegedly burning more calories and aiding weight loss.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • James Dobson, once the most powerful tentpole of the Religious Right and a kingmaker for politicians professing faith, died Thursday, his family announced.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
  • In the Netflix dramedy Too Much, a brokenhearted American, Jess, makes the move across the pond, inspired in part by daydreams of stately castles, rolling green hills and dashing gentlemen professing their ardent admiration.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • On Thursday, the day after Kirk died,, for example, the X account of AI chatbot Perplexity was confidently proclaiming that Kirk was still alive.
    Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Breaking the Myth In the wake of market shifts and headlines proclaiming the end of the short/long-term stay platform gold rush, FIBI offers a different perspective—one grounded in experience.
    Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Averring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/averring. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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