assert
verb (used with object)
to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver.
is asserting
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present progressiveof assert (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I don't think any lower courts, so any Belfast courts, are going to depart from the position that the UK Supreme Court is asserting."
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Iran is asserting control of the waterway, and has begun setting up a fee-based system to let ships through.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
The Musqueam Indian Band and the Tsawwassen First Nation have appealed the decision and said Cowichan is asserting title to land and fishing rights that belong to them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
At a Los Angeles conference in May, he said that “the biggest mistake” politicians can make is asserting themselves “without first seeking to understand.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
For the argument is asserting the existence of not-being.
From Sophist by Plato
