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Insisting

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v. Present participle of insist.

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n. continual and persistent demands

Word Usage

"In fact, Torrance does a disservice to both of these writers in insisting they be considered rivals with Hemingway or Faulkner or Proust, as somehow anomalous figures in early 20th century fiction."

Verb Form

insisted insistently insisting insists

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

postulate posit

Hyponym

stand fast hold firm asseverate stand pat stand firm

Form

insisted insisting

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

persist stat

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Liszt assist cist coexist consist

Same Context

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