insist

Definition for insist

verb as in order and expect; claim

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assert, contend, demand, hold, maintain, press, reiterate, repeat, request, stand firm, urge, vow

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asseverate, aver, importune, persist, require, swear

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be firm, lay down the law, take a stand

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"One side insists on prolonging the war in Ukraine, while the other seeks an end to the conflict," he added.

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At first Zou insisted the woman in the video was fully consenting to sex.

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As well as insisting her allegations are untrue, Gaiman's lawyers say US courts do not have authority to adjudicate her lawsuit because the alleged assaults happened in New Zealand.

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Hamas has insisted the second phase should begin as agreed, leading to an end of the war and a full Israeli troop withdrawal.

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The UK and France have said they would be willing to put troops in Ukraine as part of a peace deal - although the vice-president later insisted he did not mention either country.

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