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Definitions for insisting
in·sist·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
insistence, insistingnoun
continual and persistent demands
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insisting
Insisting refers to the act of demanding something forcefully and refusing to accept any opposition, disagreement or denial. It usually involves the persistence of an action or statement, expressing oneself forcefully and not taking 'no' for an answer.
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Insisting
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of insisting in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of insisting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of insisting in a Sentence
That's a problem with the international community. They have not lost interest in Burma, they still want Burma to have a happy ending, but they think that they'll get a happy ending simply by insisting that it is a happy ending and that's not how things happen.
At this point, Republicans are trying to exploit the scandal to try to score partisan points and push an ideological agenda to privatize the VA, republicans are trying to suggest the only solution to the VA's problems is to privatize it, but Hillary Clinton will not apologize for insisting on doing the hard work to reform the VA, rather than ending it altogether.
The US is disturbing the global peace and stability and insisting on the gangster-like logic that its invasion of a sovereign state is 'decisive, and just, and proportionate' and contributes to 'defending' the international order in its bid to apply it to the Korean Peninsula as well.
Man is deeply vulnerable when faced with overwhelming evil. Instead of consolidating his energy to fight it, he wastes valuable time and effort puzzling over it, insisting it is not, cannot possibly be, what it seems.
The residents of Harney County have been overlooked and underserved by federal officials' response thus far, this spectacle of lawlessness must end. And until Harney County is free of it I will not stop insisting that federal officials enforce the law.
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- الإصرارArabic
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