| Maintain |
Puzzler Backwords |
26 Aug 2025 |
| Maintain the Speaker's a sure thing |
The Times Cryptic |
19 Aug 2025 |
| State as true |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Aug 2025 |
| State benefit is about right |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
11 Aug 2025 |
| Firmly state that asters have been replanted (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
19 Jul 2025 |
| Declare |
USA Today |
28 Jun 2025 |
| Confidently state |
The Times Concise |
26 Jun 2025 |
| A sure thing one might say? (6) |
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| "Ordinary language is totally unsuited for expressing what physics really ____s" (Bertrand Russell) |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
01 Jun 2025 |
| Maintain |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
29 Apr 2025 |
| Stand up for (your rights) (6) |
|
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| Swear one heard a sure thing (6) |
|
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| Maintain |
Puzzler Backwords |
29 Mar 2025 |
| Claim |
Commuter |
28 Mar 2025 |
| Insist upon stares being averted (6) |
|
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| Insist upon a banker being heard (6) |
|
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| Confidently state |
Commuter |
18 Mar 2025 |
| Maintain it stares around (6) |
|
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| Confidently state |
Commuter |
27 Feb 2025 |
| Announce it's a cert, in the speech (6) |
|
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| "It's a cinch", you say, and say categorically (6) |
|
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| Claim vigorously |
|
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| State how the rest lay claim to it |
|
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| Claim or state boldly |
|
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| Confidently state |
Commuter |
31 Jan 2025 |
| Say it's a sure thing (6) |
|
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| Declare item of property? About right (6) |
|
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| Maintain stares out (6) |
|
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| Declare to be a lock-up (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
27 Dec 2024 |
| Declare |
New York Times |
16 Dec 2024 |
| Declare aloud it's a cert (6) |
|
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| State strongly |
Newsday |
12 Dec 2024 |
| Declare with conviction |
USA Today |
30 Nov 2024 |
| Declare a cart? (6) |
|
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| Claim |
Commuter |
22 Nov 2024 |
| Declare to be a cert (6) |
|
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| Say it's a cinch, in your hearing (6) |
|
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| State an inevitable truth in hearing |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
31 Oct 2024 |
| Say how stars are made, out East (6) |
|
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| Say it's a cinch, for all to hear |
|
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| Positively say it's a lock-up (6) |
|
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| Confirm announcement of a sure-fire winner (6) |
|
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| State firmly |
Newsday |
25 Sep 2024 |
| Stares (anag.); asters (anag.) |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 Sep 2024 |
| Profess |
Commuter |
06 Sep 2024 |
| Say it's an advantage right through (6) |
|
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| Maintain a lock that is brought up (6) |
|
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| Claim to be wild asters (6) |
|
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| Firmly declare |
Commuter |
20 Jul 2024 |
| Stand up for (oneself) |
LA Times Daily |
18 Jul 2024 |
| Maintain a lock-up |
|
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| Aver, claim (6) |
|
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| Insist a sure thing is to be heard |
|
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| State a belief confidently (6) |
|
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| Declare to be a sure thing (6) |
|
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| Claim a strand of hair twisted up |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
12 Jun 2024 |
| Aver |
Mirror Classic |
08 Jun 2024 |
| Claim skill keeps ship to course, ultimately |
|
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| Claim |
Commuter |
31 May 2024 |
| State categorically (6) |
The Guardian Quick |
28 May 2024 |
| Help to accumulate runs and declare (6) |
|
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| Declare positively that asters are the cause of it |
|
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| Declare with confidence |
Newsday |
13 May 2024 |
| Claim |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
12 May 2024 |
| State authorises subversive regiment to be gutted (6) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
07 May 2024 |
| Maintain |
Puzzler Backwords |
04 May 2024 |
| A lock-up, say (6) |
|
|
| Declare rates vary around the South (6) |
|
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| Contend |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Apr 2024 |
| Say, when very upset by, in French (6) |
|
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| Say when, before the rest is poured (6) |
|
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| State with confidence |
USA Today |
28 Mar 2024 |
| Declare when rest has been disturbed (6) |
|
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| Declare confidently |
USA Today |
07 Mar 2024 |
| Put forth, as a claim |
|
|
| Confidently state |
Commuter |
27 Feb 2024 |
| Set forth |
New York Times |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Insist Parisian's very charming quality comes back |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
21 Feb 2024 |
| A lock brought up to make declaration (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
21 Feb 2024 |
| Insist Parisian's very charming quality comes back (6) |
|
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| As it belongs to the rest, we will affirm it (6) |
|
|
| Declare positively that it's a state of rest (6) |
|
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| Forcefully state |
Commuter |
14 Feb 2024 |
| Declare or defend, as one's rights (6) |
|
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| Claim a sure thing, so we hear |
|
|
| Declare a sure winner, say (6) |
|
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| Defend (your rights) (6) |
|
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| While having had a very French upbringing, you say |
|
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| Declare rates must be modified about the start of September (6) |
|
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| Make a claim |
Commuter |
09 Jan 2024 |
| Declare forcefully |
USA Today |
12 Dec 2023 |
| Confidently state, as one's belief |
|
|
| State as true |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Oct 2023 |
| Make a point |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Sep 2023 |
| State with confidence |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Aug 2023 |
| Declare |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Aug 2023 |
| State strongly |
LA Times Daily |
16 Aug 2023 |
| State with confidence |
Newsday |
11 Jul 2023 |
| Maintain |
The Telegraph Quick |
15 Jun 2023 |
| Declare |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Jun 2023 |
| Maintain |
LA Times Daily |
01 Jun 2023 |
| Claim sounds like a sure thing |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
25 May 2023 |
| State as fact |
LA Times Daily |
23 May 2023 |
| Conduct (oneself) in a forthright manner |
The Times Concise |
16 May 2023 |
| State categorically |
The Guardian Quick |
10 Apr 2023 |
| Put forward |
LA Times Daily |
09 Mar 2023 |
| Declare |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Feb 2023 |
| State confidently |
Universal |
10 Jan 2023 |
| State with confidence |
Newsday |
03 Jan 2023 |
| Put forward |
Premier Sunday |
18 Dec 2022 |
| State as true |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Dec 2022 |
| State confidently |
USA Today |
06 Nov 2022 |
| Declare |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Oct 2022 |
| State with conviction |
LA Times Daily |
24 Aug 2022 |
| State boldly |
Universal |
18 Aug 2022 |
| Declare |
LA Times Daily |
24 Jul 2022 |
| State with confidence |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jun 2022 |
| Stand up for (oneself) |
LA Times Daily |
30 May 2022 |
| State confidently |
USA Today |
11 May 2022 |
| Say confidently |
Newsday |
27 Mar 2022 |
| Declare with conviction |
USA Today |
27 Oct 2021 |
| State categorically |
The Guardian Quick |
12 Oct 2021 |
| Declare; maintain |
The Times Concise |
01 Oct 2021 |
| State confidently |
USA Today |
27 Aug 2021 |
| State as fact |
LA Times Daily |
18 Aug 2021 |
| State as fact |
The Washington Post |
18 Aug 2021 |
| State confidently |
USA Today |
29 Jul 2021 |
| Aver |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jun 2021 |
| Aver |
The Washington Post |
23 Jun 2021 |
| Declare |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Jun 2021 |
| State offers something worth having — it's right to join in |
|
|
| State as a fact |
The Times Concise |
22 May 2021 |
| Declare |
Universal |
21 Apr 2021 |
| State as fact |
Universal |
20 Apr 2021 |
| State firmly |
The Washington Post Sunday |
28 Mar 2021 |
| State with conviction |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Feb 2021 |
| Claim |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Feb 2021 |
| Claim a foregone conclusion loudly |
|
|
| Put forward |
New York Times |
03 Jan 2021 |
| State as fact |
Premier Sunday |
20 Dec 2020 |
| Declare |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Nov 2020 |
| State positively |
Universal |
15 Nov 2020 |
| Not just suggest |
New York Times |
14 Aug 2020 |
| Maintain a lock must be sent back |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
29 Jul 2020 |
| State as true |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Jul 2020 |
| Declare with confidence |
USA Today |
09 Jun 2020 |
| Put forward with confidence |
LA Times Daily |
28 May 2020 |
| Put forward with confidence |
The Washington Post |
28 May 2020 |
| State strongly |
Newsday |
08 May 2020 |
| Declare |
LA Times Daily |
01 May 2020 |
| Declare |
The Washington Post |
01 May 2020 |
| Contend, maintain |
Irish Times Simplex |
21 Apr 2020 |
| Claim |
Universal |
06 Oct 2019 |
| Categorically declare a sure winner on radio? |
|
|
| State strongly |
The Washington Post Sunday |
15 Sep 2019 |
| State strongly |
The New Yorker |
02 Sep 2019 |
| Claim without evidence |
New York Times |
26 Aug 2019 |
| State confidently |
USA Today |
07 Jul 2019 |
| Contend |
Premier Sunday |
07 Jul 2019 |
| State for certain |
USA Today |
30 Jun 2019 |
| Insist upon agreement with Republican for nomination in the first place |
|
|
| State confidently |
Newsday |
20 May 2019 |
| Maintain there's a lock on the way up |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
01 May 2019 |
| Contend |
The Guardian Speedy |
14 Apr 2019 |
| Declare |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Feb 2019 |
| State with confidence |
Newsday |
28 Jan 2019 |
| State with conviction |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jan 2019 |
| State with conviction |
The Washington Post |
15 Jan 2019 |
| State for certain |
|
|
| State with conviction |
|
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| State confidently |
|
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| Claim |
|
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| Claim without evidence |
|
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| Aver, maintain |
Irish Times Simplex |
04 Aug 2018 |
| A sure thing, we hear, to declare |
|
|
| Charge as true, in complaints |
Newsday |
05 May 2018 |
| Put forth |
New York Times |
09 Mar 2018 |
| Maintain awkward stares |
Irish Times Crosaire |
07 Mar 2018 |
| State with conviction |
New York Times |
06 Mar 2018 |
| Confirm it's always same resort after vacation |
The Telegraph Toughie |
01 Mar 2018 |
| State as fact |
USA Today |
13 Feb 2018 |
| State strongly |
LA Times Daily |
08 Feb 2018 |
| State strongly |
The Washington Post |
08 Feb 2018 |
| Maintain |
|
|
| Declare |
|
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| Claim |
|
|
| State as fact |
|
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| Put forth |
|
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| State with conviction |
|
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| State strongly |
|
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| A lock-up claim |
|
|
| State with confidence |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
06 Oct 2017 |
| State categorically |
Universal |
17 Sep 2017 |
| Maintain a sizeable lock-up |
|
|
| State as fact, or declare |
|
|
| Insist upon actress performing without cocaine |
|
|
| State boldly |
USA Today |
13 Aug 2017 |
| Declare with confidence |
Newsday |
09 Aug 2017 |
| State |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Jul 2017 |
| State with confidence |
The Washington Post |
02 Jul 2017 |
| State with confidence |
LA Times Daily |
02 Jul 2017 |
| Speaking, one strongly fancied to make a declaration |
The Times Cryptic |
22 May 2017 |
| Swear in fool with bible, under arrest at last |
|
|
| Maintain a lock that must turn |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
17 Apr 2017 |
| Defend, as one's rights |
Universal |
15 Apr 2017 |
| State confidently |
Universal |
11 Apr 2017 |
| Say forcefully |
Universal |
08 Apr 2017 |
| State as fact |
LA Times Daily |
23 Feb 2017 |
| Put forward, as a statement |
Family Time |
12 Feb 2017 |
| Sounds like a sure-fire winner in state |
|
|
| State with confidence |
|
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| State confidently |
|
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| State with confidence |
|
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| State boldly |
|
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| Claim |
|
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| Put forward |
|
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| Defend, as one's rights |
|
|
| State categorically |
|
|
| Contend |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Dec 2016 |
| Put forward as truth |
Universal |
31 Oct 2016 |
| State to be true |
The Times Concise |
05 Oct 2016 |
| Declare firmly |
Universal |
21 Sep 2016 |
| Lock up, after a protest |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
19 Sep 2016 |
| Say with confidence |
Universal |
11 Jul 2016 |
| Say something worthy about king |
The Telegraph Toughie |
17 Jun 2016 |
| State confidently |
New York Times |
18 May 2016 |
| Affirm |
Premier Sunday |
17 Apr 2016 |
| Put forward as truth |
|
|
| Declare |
|
|
| Declare firmly |
|
|
| Say with confidence |
|
|
| Maintain |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Nov 2015 |
| Declare with confidence |
Universal |
23 Sep 2015 |
| Stress causes regret regularly |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Aug 2015 |
| One with swept back hair will take a firm stand |
|
|
| Lock up after a protest |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
23 Jun 2015 |
| Stand up for (oneself) |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jun 2015 |
| Insist upon a lock up |
|
|
| State categorically |
Irish Times Simplex |
02 May 2015 |
| Put forward as truth |
USA Today |
02 May 2015 |
| Claim with conviction |
LA Times Daily |
22 Apr 2015 |
| Defend, as one's rights |
USA Today |
13 Jan 2015 |
| Mansplainingly proclaim, perhaps |
|
|
| State as fact |
|
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| State as fact |
|
|
| Stand up for (oneself) |
|
|
| Claim with conviction |
|
|
| Put forward as truth |
|
|
| Defend, as one's rights |
|
|
| Declare with confidence |
|
|
| Declare |
|
|
| Declare a sure winner in speech |
|
|
| Insist upon getting activists' leader to lock up |
|
|
| Put forward |
|
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| State with conviction |
|
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| State strongly |
|
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| State firmly |
|
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| Put forward |
|
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| Declare positively |
|
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| Hold |
|
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| State with confidence |
|
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| Maintain |
|
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| Declare |
|
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| State with confidence |
|
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| Declare with confidence |
|
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| Proclaim |
|
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| State with conviction |
|
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| Posit |
|
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| State as fact |
|
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| State firmly |
|
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| Maintain |
|
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| State lyrics confidently |
|
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| Declare to audience with confidence |
|
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| Put forward |
|
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| State forcefully |
|
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| Declare |
|
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| Declare |
|
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| State forcefully |
|
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| Declare |
|
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| Speak with conviction |
|
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| State firmly |
|
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| Declare |
|
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| Voice with conviction |
|
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| Make a claim |
|
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| Maintain |
|
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| Maintain as true |
|
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| Maintain |
|
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| Speak with conviction |
|
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| Put forward |
|
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| State |
|
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| Speak with conviction |
|
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| Say with authority |
|
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| State forcefully |
|
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| Hold |
|
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| Put forward |
|
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| Proclaim confidently |
|
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| Claim |
|
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| Hold |
|
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| Affirm |
|
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| State positively |
|
|
| Say it's so |
|
|
| Profess |
|
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| State as fact |
|
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| State assuredly |
|
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| State forcefully |
|
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| State with authority |
|
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| State forcefully |
|
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| Declare |
|
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| Affirm |
|
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| State confidently |
|
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| Maintain |
|
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| Postulate |
|
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| Put forward |
|
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| Maintain |
|
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| State with conviction |
|
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| Postulate |
|
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| Be forceful about |
|
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| Make a claim |
|
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| Voice with conviction |
|
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| Not just hypothesize |
|
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| Express forcefully |
|
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| Be forceful about |
|
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| Voice with conviction |
|
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| Declare |
|
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| Claim |
|
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| State positively |
|
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| Affirm solemnly |
|
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| State categorically |
|
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| State strongly |
|
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| State with authority |
|
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| State strongly |
|
|
| Say it's so |
|
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| Say forcefully |
|
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| Declare with confidence |
|
|
| Stand up for (oneself) |
|
|
| State confidently |
|
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| State positively |
|
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| State with authority |
|
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| State positively |
|
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| State positively |
|
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| Postulate |
|
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| State |
|
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| State with conviction |
|
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| Say with conviction |
|
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| Maintain |
|
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| Maintain |
|
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| Say with authority |
|
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| Maintain |
|
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| Say for sure |
|
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| State |
|
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| Allege |
|
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| State with confidence |
|
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| Say it's so |
|
|
| State |
|
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| Declare |
|
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| State categorically |
|
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| State with conviction |
|
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| State categorically |
|
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| Declare positively |
|
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| Express forcefully |
|
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| Say confidently |
|
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| Proclaim |
|
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| State categorically |
|
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| State strongly |
|
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| State confidently |
|
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| Defend, as one's rights |
|
|
| Express positively |
|
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| Claim as fact |
|
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| Be a know-it-all |
|
|
| Declare |
|
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| Put forward |
|
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| Proclaim |
|
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| State firmly |
|
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| Maintain as true |
|
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| Claim |
|
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| Declare positively |
|
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| Predicate |
|
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| Claim |
|
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| Postulate |
|
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| Say with authority |
|
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| Express |
|
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| Make a claim |
|
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| Voice a conviction |
|
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| State boldly |
|
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| State positively |
|
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| Declare firmly |
|
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| State |
|
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| Voice |
|
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| State one's mind |
|
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| Declare with assurance |
|
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| Affirm |
|
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| Proclaim |
|
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| Say |
|
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| State forcefully |
|
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| Aver |
|
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| Contend |
|
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| State firmly |
|
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| Allege |
|
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| Affirm |
|
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| Claim as fact |
|
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| Claim. |
|
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| Insist. |
|
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| Claim and defend. |
|
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| Aver. |
|
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| Asseverate. |
|
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| Affirm. |
|
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| Say. |
|
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| ___ oneself (demand recognition). |
|
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| Maintain. |
|
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| State positively. |
|
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| Put forward insistently. |
|
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| Lay it on the line. |
|
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| Profess. |
|
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| State. |
|
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| Declare. |
|
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| Say flatly. |
|
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| State |
|
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| State forcefully. |
|
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