insist

verb

in-ˈsist How to pronounce insist (audio)
Definition of insistnext
as in to allege
to state as a fact usually forcefully she continued to insist that she was right, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary

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Recent Examples of insist If the Council insists on pursuing this for Mulgrew, who should be fighting for the paras at the bargaining table, Mamdani will have to stand up for the law. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026 In their article, Selvin and Anderson insisted that the session was not partisan in nature. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026 Trump spoke to his supporters for more than an hour, insisting that the election had been stolen. — Terry Moseley, USA Today, 17 July 2026 Kathleen insists that Lukas was likely incinerated, along with all of the other corpses that piled up in the Down Deep during the rebellion. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for insist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insist
  1. allege
  2. claim
  3. assert
  4. contend
  5. maintain
  6. declare
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  • Smith was not authorized to do such training, Swinehart alleges.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • The suit, backed by former Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo, alleges the project would destroy 940 acres of prime agricultural land and add roughly 25,000 residents to the Natomas basin in violation of state environmental law.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of allege
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  • Victor Valladares of Resilience OC, a nonprofit that advocates for the Latino community, claimed that the federal government has access to Flock's data.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • So the players have to lose every contest once to get to Room 8 and discover how to claim ultimate victory, then win every contest to get back to the beginning and correctly count some rice.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Definition of claim
Verb
  • Alternatively, FanDuel could assert the video doesn’t establish a false endorsement or misappropriation.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
  • In a Fox News op-ed published Monday, the hard-line conservative asserted that the upper chamber takes too many recesses and has too short of a workweek.
    — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 13 July 2026
Definition of assert
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  • On the northern portion, the Assessor’s Office contended that a private lake was complete, and the Moyles had put in infrastructure improvements, such as a residential road, sidewalks and electrical boxes.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026
  • But Mayo contended that the more important development this quarter might be happening away from Wall Street.
    — Hugh Son, CNBC, 13 July 2026
Definition of contend
Verb
  • Demand for high-bandwidth memory chips continues to outstrip supply as cloud providers race to build AI infrastructure, allowing leading memory makers such as SK Hynix and Micron to maintain strong pricing power.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • The Pentagon also wants systems that can move, store, launch, recover, maintain, and manage different types of autonomous aircraft on land and at sea, all with as few people as possible.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
Definition of maintain
Verb
  • In 2012, when Mark Walter and his partners bought the Dodgers, team president Stan Kasten declared mediocrity would no longer be acceptable.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • However, the polarizing trend has officially been declared *the* pants of summer 2026 thanks to celebrities like Kendall Jenner, Jennifer Lopez, Hailey Bieber, and Gwyneth Paltrow.
    — Tessa Petak, InStyle, 6 July 2026
Definition of declare

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