I am writing a literature review. And I sumamrize other's articles. Does anybody know some expression to replace the vocabulary like "claim", "state", "point out"?

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anonymous · Answer

Claim) Demand   
State) Declare
Point Out) bring to attention
did that help?

anonymous · Answer

Yes,but I am not sure what's "demand" mean? Or"demand & State together?

anonymous · Answer

Try using a dictionary or a thesaurus. You can find both of those online as well. But to summarized, be sure you're not taking entire passages and just making a few minor changes.