INSISTENCES Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

insistences

noun

plural of insistence

as in declarations

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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After a week of deliberations and declarations of the Massachusetts jury in Lindsay Clancy‘s triple-murder case being deadlocked, the judge has declared a mistrial today.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
These routing announcements are declarations made as entries on a global routing table used by all ASes and the hosting providers serving them.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026

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Many Germans had believed their country had developed an immunity to nationalism and assertions of racial superiority after confronting the horrors of its Nazi past through education and laws to outlaw persecution.

— Kirsten Grieshaber, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026
The Civilian Oversight Commission has said that such assertions are unfounded, and that state law and court precedent require its subpoenas to be upheld.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

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