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insisted

verb as in order and expect; claim

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The laws of electromagnetism, in particular, insisted that light had to travel at 186,000 miles per second regardless of the observer’s frame of reference.

To a person, the CEOs we convened insisted that over time, as IBM CEO Arvind Krishna put it, “Purpose and profit go together, reinforcing each other.”

From Fortune

Well, MSCHF insists that they went through all of the legal steps of incorporating Push Party and raising this round.

Smith, who received news media coverage as a candidate appearing to be at odds with the solidly Democratic constituents in Ward 8, insisted he is a loyal Ward 8 resident committed to fighting for local neighborhood issues.

The police have cracked down on protesters, but the opposition insists it isn’t budging until the election is held again.

From Ozy

My doctor insisted that once I filed this piece I lie down on my bed and not get out.

Lalo insisted during a recent interview that they encountered Chito “and his people by accident.”

A palace insider however insisted to the Daily Beast today that the Queen was not about to abdicate.

It seems that the deputies asked him to leave, but Saylor insisted on staying, and perhaps physically resisted them.

“At worst, Eric picked up a garbage can, was told by police to put it down, and did,” his lawyer, Martin Stoler, insisted.

He insisted upon my staying a while, and we had the most amusing and entertaining conversation imaginable.

Before definitely deciding to give up Kullak and come to him, Deppe insisted that I should hear one of his scholars play.

I insisted on her taking my own rocker, while I fixed myself on the floor with a pillar for a back-rest.

What if his father insisted upon his going to London, and doing any other dirty work which these fellows chose to put upon him?

In a voice thick with the torturing rage of impotence he gave the order upon which the grim Parisian insisted.

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On this page you'll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to insisted, such as: contend, urge, reiterate, repeat, request, and maintain.

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

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