as in declaration
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something
a continued insistence that there was a massive cover-up by the government
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Recent Examples of insistence
Whether with firearms and blades, fists and feet or behind the wheel, her work is made more visceral by the insistence on doing her own stunts whenever possible.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
And his insistence on cutting funding for pretty much everything that creates and sustains a civilization — including the arts and sciences, the humanities and health care, the environment and education — doesn’t bode well for our nascent nation.
—Melody Moezzi, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Iranian media outlets are portraying the development as a victory for Tehran’s negotiating position, claiming that Iran’s insistence on linking progress in talks with Washington to a ceasefire in Lebanon compelled the United States and Israel to agree to a ceasefire there.
—Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
And his insistence on cutting funding for pretty much everything that creates and sustains a civilization — including the arts and sciences, the humanities and health care, the environment and education — doesn’t bode well for our nascent nation.
—Melody Moezzi, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
And his insistence on cutting funding for pretty much everything that creates and sustains a civilization — including the arts and sciences, the humanities and health care, the environment and education — doesn’t bode well for our nascent nation.
—Melody Moezzi, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Iranian media outlets are portraying the development as a victory for Tehran’s negotiating position, claiming that Iran’s insistence on linking progress in talks with Washington to a ceasefire in Lebanon compelled the United States and Israel to agree to a ceasefire there.
—Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
And his insistence on cutting funding for pretty much everything that creates and sustains a civilization — including the arts and sciences, the humanities and health care, the environment and education — doesn’t bode well for our nascent nation.
—Melody Moezzi, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insistence
Noun
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Building across surfaces wasn’t a declaration.—
Stephanie Hind,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2026
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The lawsuit alleged that the declaration did not provide enough information to understand the project‘s impacts, and that the city overlooked evidence that those impacts may be significant.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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White House and Pentagon officials have not responded to requests for comment on Iran’s assertion.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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But Democrats dismissed such assertions.—
Travis Loller,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
Noun
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To go with his ancestral claims, Church, who had been drawing obsessively since early childhood, also inherited an artistic mantle.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Moscow did not immediately acknowledge Zelenskyy's claims regarding either strike.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 May 2026
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“Insistence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insistence. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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