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 Everything is squared away now, Price insisted, and there should be no further delays. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 Asked to comment about its international isolation, Farahi insisted the Taliban government was engaged with some 40 countries. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 Rydell insisted that Midler — then an untested actress known for her prowess as a nightclub singer — be cast as the Janis Joplin-like rocker Mary Rose Foster in The Rose. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026 The governor’s office also insisted that any changes would not impact payouts for Eaton survivors. — Linh Tat, Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026 Kroger insisted the company does not owe Albertsons money for termination or other fees. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026 Carter's original version of the film was re-edited two times in order for it to be released with the PG-13 rating that 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios) insisted upon. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026 But that’s not the full story, experts insisted at the Sourcing at Magic trade show in Las Vegas this week. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insisted
  1. claimed
  2. alleged
  3. asserted
  4. contended
  5. declared
  6. maintained
  7. protested
  8. announced
Verb
  • Bagherzadeh, who leads Iran’s armed forces’ missing persons search committee, earlier claimed that Qatar had held the three crew members for months after their planes were shot down early in the war.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said the Israeli military staged a series of attacks on his country on Saturday, including intensive airstrikes and shelling, that claimed the lives of at least nine people and injured 11.
    — Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of claimed
Verb
  • The affidavit does not say who is alleged to have posted the video.
    — Sarah Ford, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Matt Weiss is alleged to have hacked into the accounts of athletes – mostly women – from more than 100 universities.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of alleged
Verb
  • But at least one Lake Worth Beach city commissioner asserted involvement of local authorities in immigration enforcement is a bad idea.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But after a fireball erupted at last year’s Idaho’s Potato Drop, injuring a child and shattering windows, the event’s CEO, Dylan Cline, cheered the explosion and asserted the event wouldn’t be back to the downtown site near the Idaho Capitol.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of asserted
Verb
  • The year 1933, Arendt contended, marked the close of the age of bourgeois emancipation and Jewish liberation, which brought an end to a feeling of security in the West and signaled that the new sense of security in the East was a pipe dream.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The union’s original grievance, the city contended, only challenged Biscari’s suspension pending resolution of his criminal case — not the underlying disciplinary action for the crash itself.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of contended
Verb
  • Six people, including two children and two teenagers, were declared dead on arrival, Tanaji said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Tehran declared the strait closed again after accusing Washington of violating the MoU by opening a new shipping route through the waterway.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of declared
Verb
  • Across Africa, political elites have often sought healthcare or maintained homes abroad, even as public services at home struggle.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But the team has maintained its commitment to San Antonio and framed its expansion into Austin as a plan to make the two cities one massive market.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of maintained
Verb
  • Some people have protested about these layoffs and budget cuts, but the children are especially sad.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Previously, dozens of residents and privacy advocates had protested Grass Valley's contract with Flock at a May 29 council meeting.
    — Lyanne Wang, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of protested
Verb
  • Lenti Ponsetto, after 18 years leading DePaul athletics—and 42 years overall at the private Big East school—announced her retirement in June 2020, just six weeks after Conviser filed her initial suit in Cook County court.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Trump’s White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced her resignation shortly after the airplane-swap incident.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of announced

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