as in declaration
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 insistence
Trump urged House Republicans last month to vote for a stopgap funding measure bundled with disaster relief and economic aid to farms that also included — at his insistence — a proposal to extend the debt limit past the 2026 midterm election.
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
To me, that line reveals that for all her insistence, all her certainty about this relationship, some of it is perhaps all in her head.
—Megan Collins, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
Why the insistence on the Sens’ part that Travis Hamonic is a top pair defenceman?
—Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The filing dissects Geoff’s declarations to an Argentine prosecutor in the days following the singer’s death, pulling out the numerous insistences where the pop star’s father claims that Liam was in Nores’ care.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
To me, that line reveals that for all her insistence, all her certainty about this relationship, some of it is perhaps all in her head.
—Megan Collins, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
Why the insistence on the Sens’ part that Travis Hamonic is a top pair defenceman?
—Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The filing dissects Geoff’s declarations to an Argentine prosecutor in the days following the singer’s death, pulling out the numerous insistences where the pop star’s father claims that Liam was in Nores’ care.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for insistence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insistence
Noun
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That same day, DeSantis sent out his own declaration, adopting the change in language in an emergency order about extreme weather arriving Tuesday in the northern reaches of Florida.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
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This won’t stop the market from trading each flash headline about the cadence and scope of tariffs, the breadth of any immigrant deportation plans and sundry deregulatory declarations.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Yet those assertions feel hollow for homeowners whose own, often extensive, mitigation spending is routinely ignored by insurance companies.—
Carmen Balber,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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For Black creators, saying no is not just a rejection of misaligned opportunities but also an assertion of their value and boundaries.—
Lyric Christian,
Essence,
16 Jan. 2025
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But my newfound understanding of the claims can and will change how those works affect me today, and tomorrow.—
Glen Weldon,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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The reinsurance requires the plan to pay the first $900 million in claims and has other limitations.—
Laurence Darmiento,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Insistence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insistence. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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