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Recent Examples of insistence This tension is only underlined by the filmmakers’ insistence on using pictures of the real Warrens and their demon-banishing clients in the credits of most Conjuring-verse movies. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 Matzner’s philanthropy extended to his tireless service on nonprofit boards, his insistence on accountability and his gift for rallying others to join him in giving. Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025 Others, however, pushed back on the insistence for traditional gifts. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025 And a lot of Cowboys people hated Parsons’ insistence on hosting his own podcast. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for insistence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insistence
Noun
  • Yet many Arabs, and not a few of the British military authorities tasked with its implementation, opposed the declaration.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Advertisement ‘This is war’ Several on the right have likened Kirk’s death to a declaration of war.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This assertion, according to a subsequent whistle-blower complaint, was false.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The assertion there is no client list among Epstein’s documents aligns with earlier statements from the Justice Department, which said Epstein had no such list.
    Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Trump is a man of many hats Immigration has become the dominant political issue in Britain, eclipsing concerns over a faltering economy, as the country faces a record number of asylum claims.
    Vitalii Yalahuzian, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Consensus estimates suggest that the weekly claims will revert to roughly the four-week average level this week, as the spike last week was primarily due to filings in Texas.
    Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Insistence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insistence. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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