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assert

Definition for assert

verb as in insist, declare, maintain

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It allowed boss Unai Emery to relax after victory and assert with confidence that Watkins will end his drought.

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Using her powered wheelchair at school is "one way for her to assert her independence," Anna says.

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“Unhappy with the pace of the project, he chose to pursue private arbitration to assert his discontent,” Frid said.

“The economy is back on track,” the White House proclaimed last week, asserting that, among other metrics, “retail sales are booming” and inflation is falling.

Kennedy has long asserted that’s due to an external environmental cause, often using inaccurate statements to describe both the condition and the research around it.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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