14
asserts(verb, report, says something, affirms)
9
supposes(verb, says something, believes)
8
affirms(verb, says something, affirms, believes)
8
declares(verb, says something, affirms, believes)
8
preserves(verb, protects, retains, conserves)
7
avers(verb, report, affirms)
7
claims(noun, verb, says something, affirms)
7
discloses(verb, says something)
7
divulges(verb, says something)
7
insists(verb, says something)
7
professes(verb, says something, affirms, believes)
7
reveals(verb, says something)
7
suggests(verb, says something)
7
sustains(verb, affirms, continues)
6
alleges(verb, report, says something)
6
conserves(verb, protects, retains, conserves)
6
holds(verb, says something, believes, retains)
6
pronounces(verb, says something, affirms)
5
asseverates(verb, report, says something)
5
assumes(verb, says something, believes)
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