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asserting

VERB

insist, declare, maintain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affirm allege argue cite claim contend defend press proclaim profess say stress uphold

STRONG

advance attest aver avouch avow justify predicate pronounce protest state swear vindicate warrant

WEAK

asservate butt in horn in mouth off pop off put forward shoot off one's mouth shoot one's wad stand up for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon conceal deny desert hide leave question surrender

WEAK

reject

Example Sentences

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“Currently available SAF supply does not meet global airline demand for even one week,” Delta Air Lines told investors earlier this year, also asserting SAF is “the most promising lever known today” to decarbonize flight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The teachers union shares this priority, asserting that more money could be set aside for salary increases.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Iran last week created the Persian Gulf Strait Authority with the aim of asserting its dominance in the waterway.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

O'Neill said the prospect of nationalist parties winning elections to be held in Scotland and Wales next month showed that more people than ever were "asserting their desire for independence".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Nonreligious white liberals have typically downplayed the role of religion in the civil rights movement, but historian Aldon Morris is correct in asserting that the lunch-counter protests were not primarily a college phenomenon.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson