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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insistences
  1. declarations
  2. assertions
Noun
  • Four student members submitted declarations but are not individual plaintiffs.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The burial ground was eventually forgotten until at least 2006, when the City of New York placed restrictive declarations on the site to protect those buried there.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of declarations
Noun
  • Records suggest many died of diseases like tuberculosis or influenza, but Schindler said those assertions merit skepticism.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
  • But to do so overlooks the thrilling, genuinely thorny assertions contained in several of the season’s best films.
    — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of assertions
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