1
as in to insist
to state as a fact usually forcefully
was tearfully averring his innocence
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as in to declare
to state clearly and strongly
averred that she didn't need any help choosing her own clothes
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Recent Examples of aver
Speaking from the Ohio Turnpike commission office in Swanton, National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy averred a V2X system might have made a difference.
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Ed Garsten, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
The inspector general also averred that the program was understaffed and poorly managed.
—Raj M. Shah, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2022
On June 12, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the most popular Turkish prime minister of the last half century, marked his third straight electoral win by averring his leadership over not only Turkey but the entire region.
—Mustafa Akyol, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2011
Despite their early practice of noshing on Phil’s family, the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club avers that there has only been one Phil since 1886.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024
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Ed Garsten, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
The inspector general also averred that the program was understaffed and poorly managed.
—Raj M. Shah, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2022
On June 12, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the most popular Turkish prime minister of the last half century, marked his third straight electoral win by averring his leadership over not only Turkey but the entire region.
—Mustafa Akyol, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2011
Despite their early practice of noshing on Phil’s family, the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club avers that there has only been one Phil since 1886.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024
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First-year coach Dave Canales, who has insisted on evaluating the quarterback position on a week-to-week basis, said Young would start next week’s home finale against the Arizona Cardinals.Joseph Person, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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While Fed officials formally insist markets don't sway their decisions, economists say the central bank doesn't like to rattle them.Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Which really is the state question, it was legally declared so in 1996.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Then the City Section declared seven players ineligible right before the playoffs began and made the Gauchos ineligible for next year’s playoffs.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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The court documents don't allege Nagbe was planning to use the firearm at the Pentagon, but prosecutors said Nagbe injured an officer in a physical confrontation during the arrest.Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2024
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Under a settlement agreement, a farming couple has ended a lawsuit that alleged town officials cited them for code violations in retaliation for their outspoken criticisms on land-usage restrictions.Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
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That led associate Jeff Oh Kern to assert himself as the presumptive beneficiary, though he is not legally considered the owner of the property.Andrew King, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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How Is TikTok Responding? In its filing, the company asserted that the government's claims lack evidence of any immediate threat.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Dozens of accusers, including some minors, have come forward claiming they were drugged and assaulted.Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Gray, who claimed a crucial congressional seat, ousting Republican Rep. John Duarte in an extremely close Central Valley race, was at the Capitol on Tuesday as an observer.Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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In 1914, Kolbe professed final vows, taking the name Br.Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
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The singer/actress, 78, who dated the KISS musician from 1977 to 1979, reveals in her new memoir Cher: The Memoir, Part One that Simmons, 75, professed his love for her after just one date.Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Rogan then contended that multiple factors have affected Trump’s legal fight, including his victory in the presidential election against Vice President Kamala Harris, which prompted the cases to be dropped.Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Dec. 2024
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The 15-count complaint contends that Teeter should not have released the police dog into the vehicle Alexander-Garcia was allegedly trying to steal and should not have pursued him on foot or jumped into the car.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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These Latino families have an answer Taliban affirms that stoning will be punishment for adulterers — especially women RFK Jr. is not alone.Marc Silver, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
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For Sanchez, placing second in the magazine's 10th annual Ultimate Guy contest affirmed his decision to stop drinking and drastically turn his life around.Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Aver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aver. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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