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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Joy is an act of resistance, as poet Toi Derricotte has asserted.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
Kim has asserted more centralized control during the rebound years, demanding state-manufactured goods appear on shelves and expanding market surveillance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Stronger than average weekly volume has asserted itself recently.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
He has asserted he can punish universities and law firms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025
Maud Powell, a distinguished pupil of Joachim, has asserted that it took her three years before she could recover herself in the presence of Joachim's overwhelming personality.
From Unicorns by Huneker, James
