as in alleges
to state as a fact usually forcefully
she continued to insist that she was right, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary
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Recent Examples of insists
The group insists Yale must defend its lawful holistic admissions and educational leadership role.
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Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Rosa insists that her husband was unaware he would be sent to war.
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Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Unfiltered water, Adams insists, leads to sediment buildup in your water heater, which shortens its lifespan and lessens its heating efficiency.
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Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
28 June 2026
And while regular practice helps keep Ronaldo's skills sharp, his family insists the talent has always been there.
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Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
Now the glowing screen sits in each person’s hand, and every feed insists that its user is seeing something different.
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Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2026
Lasdun, by contrast, insists on delivering a meticulous retelling of the Murdaugh case, complete with byzantine subplots involving the suspicious death of the family’s housekeeper and the murder of another local teenager.
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Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
Koza insists that her spouse had no part in the violence that started with fireworks and vandalism but ended with gunfire that wounded a Johnson County deputy.
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J.d. Miles,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
The Hong Kong government insists the two security laws are crucial for the city's stability, saying freedom of speech is firmly protected in the city.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Rosa insists that her husband was unaware he would be sent to war.
—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Unfiltered water, Adams insists, leads to sediment buildup in your water heater, which shortens its lifespan and lessens its heating efficiency.
—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
28 June 2026
And while regular practice helps keep Ronaldo's skills sharp, his family insists the talent has always been there.
—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
Now the glowing screen sits in each person’s hand, and every feed insists that its user is seeing something different.
—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2026
Lasdun, by contrast, insists on delivering a meticulous retelling of the Murdaugh case, complete with byzantine subplots involving the suspicious death of the family’s housekeeper and the murder of another local teenager.
—
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
Koza insists that her spouse had no part in the violence that started with fireworks and vandalism but ended with gunfire that wounded a Johnson County deputy.
—
J.d. Miles,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
The Hong Kong government insists the two security laws are crucial for the city's stability, saying freedom of speech is firmly protected in the city.
—
ABC News,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insists
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Yet park rangers continued to cite Hubbard under that section, issuing two misdemeanor citations in May 2025, as well as a third that cited a different section of the ordinance, the most recent lawsuit alleges.
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The charge alleges a person knowingly defrauded another by using false or misleading information to obtain money, property, credit or a loan.
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Now a controversial study claims that working from home worsened mental health.
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The video claims to show a FAB-500 aerial glide bomb destroying a UAV command post near Novopavlovka and a temporary deployment area in the Kherson region.
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Alpha-gal was more of a private enterprise, another rumor contends.
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Uber contends this arrangement has created an incentive for doctors and attorneys to collude to dramatically inflate medical bills.
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Wizman asserts that competitors vastly overprice eyewear, claiming a $1 production cost for items sold for hundreds.
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But Mike Mulvihill, president of insights and analytics for Fox Sports, asserts that the viewers have been there all along.
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Los Angeles stretches its NL West lead to 11 games and maintains MLB’s best record as Ohtani’s star power turns Sacramento’s nominal home crowd into a roaring Dodgers road show.
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The Athletic maintains full editorial independence.
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Pick for freshness, with the goal of making wines with real structure, and the valley declares itself.
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Instead, several of Kendall’s key allies are cowed by Logan’s intimidating presence — even Roman buckles under the pressure — and the media titan declares victory.
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“Insists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insists. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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