assert
verb (used with object)
to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver.
has asserted
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present perfectof assert (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But as the conflict has worn on, and Tehran has asserted control it didn’t have before over global energy flows in the strait, his priorities appear to have shifted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Joy is an act of resistance, as poet Toi Derricotte has asserted.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
Although Hims management has asserted that GLP-1s make up a fraction of its business, the Novo deal has opened up a sales gap.
From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026
With his announcement, Sarwar has asserted a degree of independence - that he is his own man, rather than Starmer's branch office manager in Scotland.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
There must be no false ideas of music-drama being drama," he has asserted: "it is primarily music.
From Aspects of Modern Opera Estimates and Inquiries by Lawrence Gilman
