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as in declared
to state clearly and strongly
a superpatriot who is never afraid to assert her allegiance to flag and country
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as in argued
to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration
asserted that a new roof would be necessary if the church was to remain open
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as in claimed
to state as a fact usually forcefully
vigorously asserted that what passes for art these days is absolute rubbish
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Recent Examples of asserted
Third Down Conversions Another area where the first-round winners asserted their dominance was on third-down conversions.
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Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
As part of its motion, the government asserted that if the Court did not grant the stay by December 12 or 13, the government would ask for the same relief in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
In the end, Myanmar's reform project did not fail, as some have asserted, but was brutally derailed.
—Derek Mitchell, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Ukraine, which immediately asserted responsibility for the attack, has accused Kirilov of ordering the use against its troops of chemical weapons banned by the Chemical Weapons Convention, to which Russia is a party.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Derek Hansel, the agency’s chief financial officer, asserted that the agency’s budget was balanced.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
Subsequently, media reports asserted the argument was about Tavares refusing to back the industry push to renegotiate the EU CO rules which insist 80% of new sedan and SUV sales are EVs by 2030, and 100% by 2035.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
So the Court has asserted that although the taxpayers may manage taxpayers' data in their own way in an effort to combat tax fraud, there are certain limits and those instruments should always be in line with GDPR regulations.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Vanuatu asserted that the link is between high GHG emitting countries and smaller countries adversely impacted by climate change.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
As part of its motion, the government asserted that if the Court did not grant the stay by December 12 or 13, the government would ask for the same relief in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
In the end, Myanmar's reform project did not fail, as some have asserted, but was brutally derailed.
—Derek Mitchell, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Ukraine, which immediately asserted responsibility for the attack, has accused Kirilov of ordering the use against its troops of chemical weapons banned by the Chemical Weapons Convention, to which Russia is a party.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Derek Hansel, the agency’s chief financial officer, asserted that the agency’s budget was balanced.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
Subsequently, media reports asserted the argument was about Tavares refusing to back the industry push to renegotiate the EU CO rules which insist 80% of new sedan and SUV sales are EVs by 2030, and 100% by 2035.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
So the Court has asserted that although the taxpayers may manage taxpayers' data in their own way in an effort to combat tax fraud, there are certain limits and those instruments should always be in line with GDPR regulations.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Vanuatu asserted that the link is between high GHG emitting countries and smaller countries adversely impacted by climate change.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asserted
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Dozens of people have been infected around the country, California has declared a state of emergency and the spread among livestock has begun impacting the food supply.Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
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Bill Lawrence has been around long enough to hear the comedy, the multicam sitcom — everything, really — declared dead.Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Frederick Douglass argued here before packed houses of abolitionists in 1849 and 1858.Michael Snyder, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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That effort was partially targeted at changing the makeup of the Legislature, which proponents argued does not represent the will of the public.Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2025
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Carter’s press secretary Jody Powell contended that journalistic attack dogs foamed at the mouth.Amber Roessner / Made by History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
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Attorneys for the city contended that the Municipal Court's recording practices do not violate the state law and that Legal Action of Wisconsin was trying to expand the scope of the law to include recording more hearings than required.Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
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To that end, although the complaint references alleged text messages from Bayless, the more explosive and damning allegations are told through Faraji’s recollections.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Just days before the vote, the complaint alleged, the employee in the auditor’s office violated ethics laws by sharing confidential information that portrayed the ambulance service negatively.Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2025
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Since the pandemic was affirmed, the WHO reports that around 777 million people have been infected by the virus worldwide.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Since the pandemic was affirmed, the WHO reports that around 777 million people have been infected by the virus worldwide, giving the illness an overall worldwide mortality rate of a little less than 1 percent—much higher than common ailments like the flu.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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In the House, a majority of Democrats voted against the bill after House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted on adding the provision to ban transgender medical care for children.CBS News, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Rivers insisted Monday that there are different ways of convincing a team its record is not reflective of its abilities.Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
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Originally announced in 2002, the GEM has long been heralded as a symbol of Egypt‘s future, as part of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s Egypt Vision 2030, a large portion of which involves a major redevelopment of the Giza plateau, where GEM—and the famous Pyramids of Giza—is located.Costa Beavin Pappas, ARTnews.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Research Institutes and Other Initiatives The College of William & Mary announced a $100 million gift that will be used to establish the Batten School of Coastal and Marine Sciences.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Not everyone was on the same page, as some commentators maintained that Lively had behaved rudely to Kjersti Flaa in that infamous interview and had a problematic past.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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An effective management team ensures the franchise’s core values, operational standards and customer experience are consistently maintained across all locations, which is particularly crucial for essential businesses.Gigi Schweikert, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Asserted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asserted. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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