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Recent Examples of insistence This takes more chutzpah than Ohtani’s insistence to continue as a two-way player. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 That insistence on physical craftsmanship does not mean Aardman rejects technology. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 That insistence on independence is what led Paris to pursue bilateral nuclear arrangements this year. — Ivo H. Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026 When Brolin’s voice takes on a ghostly presence inside the whale, the emotional insistence grows louder without becoming more persuasive. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for insistence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insistence
Noun
  • Bhullar’s team researched a sample of 200 names on the list provided by the government, to find that 71% of the people on it had never voted, the declaration said.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The Ebola outbreak has surpassed 10,000 people infected since its declaration in May, according to the latest figures from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Here, the architecture distributes the congregation into a half circle, gathering them around the matter of their faith as a question rather than as an assertion.
    — Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Reporting by Drilled and ProPublica did not contradict that assertion.
    — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Trump has made false claims about voting fraud, such as insisting noncitizens are casting ballots en masse.
    — Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The former San Francisco supervisor wants to pursue legislation to prevent insurance companies from raising the rates or dropping the coverage of a policyholder who files a claim.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

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“Insistence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insistence. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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