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alleging

VERB

assert; claim

Synonyms

STRONGEST

charge cite declare depose maintain plead recount testify

STRONG

adduce advance affirm aver avouch avow lay offer present profess recite state

WEAK

asservate put forward

Antonyms

STRONG

deny take take back withdraw withhold

WEAK

contradict disagree dissent object protest repudiate

Example Sentences

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Federal prosecutors charged the operator of the containership that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, alleging safety violations caused six deaths.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

WPP’s stock is down roughly 30% since Rose became CEO, and she is facing a messy legal battle with a former executive alleging wrongful termination—before Rose took over.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

News Corp, the owner of Barron’s publisher Dow Jones, has sued Perplexity, alleging copyright infringement.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

A spokesperson for the landowner said they had stopped construction and wished to comply with the council notice, despite the authority receiving reports alleging work had continued beyond the deadline.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Nearly all of the cases alleging racial profiling in drug-law enforcement were brought pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its implementing regulations.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander