insisted

verb

past tense of insist
as in claimed
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 insisted Still, the billions of taxpayer dollars Congress has allocated for foreign aid programs must be spent; lawmakers have insisted the government continue to fund humanitarian aid, global health and pro-democracy causes around the world. — Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2026 But some House leaders insisted that the memorial be built on Capitol Hill, two miles to the east, since Lincoln had preserved the Union and worked closely with Congress during the Civil War. — Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026 There is no cause for concern about this year’s festival, Jourdain insisted. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Carbonara insisted his campaign had no role filing those complaints. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 The bill would not stifle innovation with frontier models, Lieu insisted, comparing the bill to car crash testing in the automotive space. — Cj Haddad, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 Almost from the very beginning of the evening, his wife was very critical and rude and insisted on commenting on our home. — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026 Iran has insisted on a role in managing traffic through the strait. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026 The team—Paul Gompers, George Hu, Will Levinson and Sachin Srivastava—set out to test something Wall Street recruiters have long insisted anecdotally, namely that being a college athlete is a hiring edge. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insisted
  1. claimed
  2. alleged
  3. asserted
  4. contended
  5. declared
  6. maintained
  7. protested
  8. announced
Verb
  • Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed an attack on Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery Sunday, a major crude oil refinery located on the Red Sea coast in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
    — Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The groups have claimed migrants without documents are contributing to South Africa's high unemployment rate by taking jobs, while also putting pressure on public services.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of claimed
Verb
  • Prosecutors alleged that some protesters caused damage to it, though Walsh and Rabbitt were not accused of that.
    — Meg Anderson, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control added that the kennel facility’s permits expired in 2023, and alleged that multiple attempts by both county agencies to contact the owner, Blair, had gone unanswered.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of alleged
Verb
  • The prosecution has asserted that Lindsay's controlling nature as a mother was a motive in the killings.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Under Democratic Chairman Tom Wheeler, the FCC asserted authority to change any aspect of the cap.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of asserted
Verb
  • Carr has contended that the FCC nonetheless has statutory authority to scrap the rule — a position that is likely to face legal pushback.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The lawsuit also contended that Graves retaliated against former Police Capt.
    — Laura Bauer July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Definition of contended
Verb
  • The World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic more than six years ago, and the public health emergency ended in the US more than three years ago.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Denton said the mechanism is ready to be deployed in a matter of weeks, if not sooner, but acknowledged that a workable trade corridor can’t simply be declared into existence.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of declared
Verb
  • The latest attacks came hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived Friday for his first official visit to Serbia, one of the few European countries that have maintained friendly relations with Russia despite its invasion of Ukraine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • That means every residential building in Switzerland is required to either build a bunker with proper blast doors and ventilation systems or developers have to earmark funds for a nearby bunker maintained by the state.
    — Rob Schmitz, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of maintained
Verb
  • Thousands more protested pedestrian deaths in cities across the nation.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The group, made of nearly 100,000 gamers, creators and developers, previously protested the acquisition by gathering outside EA’s Redwood City headquarters dressed as Sims characters in May.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of protested
Verb
  • Trump announced last month that there had been a breakthrough in his plan to end the war, with Israeli forces withdrawing as Hamas disarms and an International Stabilization Force working with a new Palestinian police force to secure the enclave.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Brian’s Angels, a nonprofit homeless outreach in Bristol, announced that its community center will be closing at the end of August after 11 years.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of announced

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