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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 Defense attorneys, however, insisted the state didn't have sufficient evidence to link her to the murder plot. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026 The Dangote Refinery has often insisted that its fully operational 700,000 barrels-a-day plant can fulfill this demand. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Prevailing xenophobic notions of the time would have insisted on Bridget’s culpability, particularly when Irish women were seen as more likely to be able to swing an ax than leisurely ladies like Lizzie. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 Jung, honored that people drove from as far as La Cañada Flintridge just to visit, insisted on serving them free coffee. — Lauren Ng, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 For years thereafter, the government insisted that nuclear fallout was safe, even as kids across the desert West started receiving leukemia diagnoses. — Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026 The complaint alleged Sneed insisted payments be made even after questions arose about the lack of a contract. — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026 Under questioning, Patel denied that the changes reflected a lowering of employment standards and insisted they were designed to prevent victims who'd been forced to engage in that conduct from being automatically disqualified. — Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026 Parton didn't say so, but Steinem insisted more than three decades ago that the pair fit together under the same feminist flag. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insisted
  1. claimed
  2. alleged
  3. asserted
  4. contended
  5. declared
  6. maintained
  7. protested
  8. announced
Verb
  • No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but suspicion was likely to fall on the Pakistani Taliban, formally known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • An ultra-Orthodox private investigator named Avi Lehrer called Shraga and claimed to have bank records showing that Netanyahu and his family held millions of dollars in offshore accounts.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of claimed
Verb
  • Washington, as well as OpenAI and Anthropic, have alleged that Chinese companies stole American intellectual property by training their models on the outputs of frontier US models, a process known as distillation in the industry.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Furthermore, the defendant attempted to recruit individuals from the German Ministry of Defense and the defense industry for her own purposes, prosecutors alleged.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of alleged
Verb
  • The Guard displayed drones that have been widely used against ships in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has asserted control since the war began, severely affecting the Gulf region’s shipments of oil and natural gas to the rest of the world.
    — Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
  • And Konsta Helenius asserted himself as a top-six option with his performance in the playoffs and at the World Championship.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of asserted
Verb
  • Penn State regularly contended for New Year’s Six bowls but lost the close, important games so often that fans braced for heartbreak.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The museum has contended California’s new law is unconstitutional, which California is contesting.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of contended
Verb
  • By the time the Nielsen ratings came in, however, the president had already declared victory for the convention and himself.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Midway through the third period, he was officially declared out for the remainder of the contest.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of declared
Verb
  • Illinois families deserve affordable utility bills and a natural gas system that is safe, reliable and maintained by a skilled workforce.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • But half of the claimants dropped their suit, and Levi maintained that they were being threatened or paid off.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of maintained
Verb
  • Community members have protested for weeks, demanding Lienhard be reinstated.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Baghaei said Tehran protested the decision and summoned the Austrian chargé d’affaires, saying Austria was obligated as the host country to issue the visas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of protested
Verb
  • One month before the Pentagon announced its first equity stake in a company, its top lawyer asked the White House to explain why the deal wouldn’t break the law.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The victory came after Northwestern announced a three-year contract extension through 2031 for fourth-year coach Braun on Thursday.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of announced

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“Insisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insisted. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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