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
Meanwhile, Mantle would sob on the plane ride home in 1960, insisting the better team had lost.
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Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Remember, this is a team that wouldn’t even do it at 11-30, instead insisting on the good fight back to 30-11 over the second half of 2016-17.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
The department insists this is not a value judgment.
—David Kilmnick, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
Life will have to continue, quietly insisting on itself.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
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Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Remember, this is a team that wouldn’t even do it at 11-30, instead insisting on the good fight back to 30-11 over the second half of 2016-17.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
The department insists this is not a value judgment.
—David Kilmnick, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
Life will have to continue, quietly insisting on itself.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insist
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Thousands of immigrants are currently being detained in large detention centers where detainees, lawyers and activists have alleged abuse and poor conditions.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Bally’s ultimately scrapped the minority requirements in April 2025 and refiled the IPO following federal lawsuits alleging the offering discriminated against white men.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Then her schoolmates were right in tune in the pool to claim their first championship.—
Glae Thien,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Milford captured its second straight boys championship and fourth in the past five seasons, while Putnam claimed its first state title in program history, sealing the upset of two‑time defending champion Agawam with a dramatic pinfall in the final match of the day.—
Brian Fabry,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Daily News has a duty to verify facts asserted in op-eds.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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In a January 16 court filing supporting criminal charges against the two men, the DOJ asserted Aljorna was the one driving the vehicle.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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The longtime Republican sheriff of Frederick County contends the termination of a cooperative agreement with ICE will force him to let some people out of jail who may later commit more crimes.—
David A. Lieb,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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His lawyers have contended ICE racially profiled him.—
Jim Mustian,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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The center also runs its own preschools, some of them state-subsidized, and maintains a waitlist for low-income families waiting for subsidized care.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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Another challenge has been maintaining student engagement.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Massachusetts state of emergency The governor said declaring a state of emergency allows the state to respond quickly and deploy resources during the storm.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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The president fuming and calling the decision a disgrace, has now turned to a provision in the law never before used by a president, to declare a new across the board 15 percent tariff on all nations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Insist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insist. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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