Assert
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Locke and Randall assert "Lifeboat Rules," where until that decision has to be made the entire team works as though everyone will make it.
Source: What You Are in the Dark -
They assert that the superheroes never actually make the world any better, they just maintain the status quo.
Source: Comicbook / Justice -
Make Way for the New Villains: Jade's first action as the Queen is to assert her dominance over Daolon Wong and set herself up as the new Big Bad.
Source: Fan Fic / Queen of All Oni
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Make and Assert. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/assert/make
Assert & Make. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/assert/make>.
Make or Assert. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/assert/make.
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