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Synonyms & Antonyms for insist
Synonyms
affirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, maintain, profess, protest, purport, warrant
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At issue is whether the law, which passed with bipartisan support and was signed by Walker, runs afoul of Article IX of the Alaska Constitution as Forrer and Geldhof insist. — Elwood Brehmer, Anchorage Daily News, "Supreme Court hears arguments over bill to pay off credits through bonds," 12 Sep. 2019 The government insists prorogation -- or suspension --- is constitutional and entirely normal for a new administration. — Tara John, CNN, "UK Parliament is suspended amid scenes of chaos," 10 Sep. 2019 Modern researchers insist that any candidate for a theory of quantum gravity must explain how the laws of black hole thermodynamics arise from microscopic gravity, and in particular, why the entropy-to-area connection happens. — Quanta Magazine, "Are We All Wrong About Black Holes?," 10 Sep. 2019 Johnson insists Britain must leave the E.U. in 55 days, and says an election is the only way to break the deadlock that has seen lawmakers repeatedly reject the divorce deal on offer, but also block attempts to leave the E.U. without one. — Fox News, "Watch: British PM Boris Johnson confronted by heckler over Brexit," 7 Sep. 2019 While some scholars suggest that national reputations canāt be won through fighting, seminal research on deterrence insists that proving a willingness to inflict pain on the enemy is what matters most. — Thomas Gift, Twin Cities, "Thomas Gift: China has reasons to keep fighting a trade war," 5 Sep. 2019 Achieving Six Sigma means an organization tolerates just 3.4 defects per million steps, insisting that 99.99966% of its products or services are without flaws. — Oliver Staley, Quartz at Work, "Whatever happened to Six Sigma?," 3 Sep. 2019 Oregon State coach Jonathan Smith and his players insist this yearās defense is improved and will get better as the season goes on. — oregonlive, "Oregon Stateās defensive futility and the Oregon Ducksā national opportunity: Issues & Answers," 31 Aug. 2019 Officials insist this isnāt a matter of trying to increase the festivalsā popularity, but is rather due to a confluence of weather, book-publishing schedules and earlier sunsets. — Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, "Light City and Baltimore Book Festival are combining this year. Hereās a preview of what to expect.," 31 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'insist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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