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
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
Spencer Platt | Getty Images The Lander campaign insists this loophole has resulted in a lack of affordable housing and a devaluation of construction work standards.
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Paxton Honerkamp,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
The fallout from the Gullet will carry us through the inevitable bloody conclusion, which Condal insists will be season 4.
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 June 2026
After granting his request to aid his cause, Sharako insists that the uptight Lannister prove his worth by wrestling her in a mud pit.
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Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
Tehran insists that the deal’s implementation start with a cessation of all fighting — including between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Victoria Eastwood,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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
Spencer Platt | Getty Images The Lander campaign insists this loophole has resulted in a lack of affordable housing and a devaluation of construction work standards.
—
Paxton Honerkamp,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
The fallout from the Gullet will carry us through the inevitable bloody conclusion, which Condal insists will be season 4.
—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 June 2026
After granting his request to aid his cause, Sharako insists that the uptight Lannister prove his worth by wrestling her in a mud pit.
—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
Tehran insists that the deal’s implementation start with a cessation of all fighting — including between Israel and Hezbollah.
—
Victoria Eastwood,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insists
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The indictment further alleges Eidleh created Federal Child Nutrition Program sites using nominee owners, then falsely claimed the sites were serving meals to thousands of children each day.
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Representing Daniell, attorney Chris Timmons said the lawsuit centers on what his client alleges was a fraudulent transfer of the property's ownership.
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Extropic claims that its system will be up to 10,000 times more energy-efficient than today’s GPUs while also enabling 1,000 times faster inference.
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The company claims the vehicle can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in less than three seconds and hit a top speed of 190 mph.
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The American Chemistry Council, the chief trade group for plastics manufacturers, contends academic researchers haven’t proven the industry’s products are hazardous.
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True economic expansion, the piece contends, originates from savings invested into businesses and innovative ventures, which then fuel future production.
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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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The company leases the roof to a third-party solar company that operates and maintains the solar array.
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On a broader scale, Elementl maintains a corporate strategy to facilitate the addition of more than 100 gigawatts of carbon-free electricity to the United States power grid by the year 2050.
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Tuesday’s ruling declares the case a class action and extends the order nationwide.
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Venezuela's acting president declares state of emergency In a brief address to the nation late June 24, Rodríguez declared a state of emergency in response to the back-to-back earthquakes and nearly two dozen aftershocks that shook the country.
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“Insists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insists. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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