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
But the insistence on staying optimistic comes off hollow.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
Lynn’s insistence that the entire field of economics is a lie has, perhaps unsurprisingly, failed to persuade many economists.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
Peace talks face a key hurdle in Tehran’s insistence on keeping enriched uranium stockpile within the country and levying tolls for passage via the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 25 May 2026
Their sculptures enlist quantum interferometers—an apparatus of mirrors and lasers—as well as holograms to show that our culture’s insistence on independence is misguided and wrong on the most fundamental scale.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for insistence
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
Lynn’s insistence that the entire field of economics is a lie has, perhaps unsurprisingly, failed to persuade many economists.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
Peace talks face a key hurdle in Tehran’s insistence on keeping enriched uranium stockpile within the country and levying tolls for passage via the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 25 May 2026
Their sculptures enlist quantum interferometers—an apparatus of mirrors and lasers—as well as holograms to show that our culture’s insistence on independence is misguided and wrong on the most fundamental scale.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insistence
Noun
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To take that leap is, to us, the ultimate declaration of love.—
Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
29 May 2026
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The opposition’s declaration explicitly acknowledged Washington’s role in the post-Maduro transition.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Iran claimed on Thursday that damage to Kuwait’s airport was caused by a malfunctioning US Patriot missile, contradicting Kuwait’s assertion that an Iranian drone struck the facility a day earlier.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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But a retirement album this is not, and not just because Latto walked back her assertion in her interview with Nadeska, attributing the impulse to a depressive low in the new-album-and-new-motherhood process.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2026
Noun
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There was no justification for the claim Rochelle Walensky made about masking.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Sergei Shoigu, Russia's former defense minister and now secretary of its Security Council, also rejected Zelenskyy’s claim, describing it as a scare tactic to attract more Western aid for Kyiv.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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“Insistence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insistence. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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