reassert
verb
re·as·sert
(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈsərt 
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reasserted; reasserting; reasserts
: to assert (something) again
She reasserted her authority.
Even better, they had won two of their first three games and were reasserting their status as the team to beat …—
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The question of how the church can now reassert moral leadership is one the cardinals addressed directly.
—Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Chief executives have had to combat claims linking autism to pain relief medication, reassert the economic importance of legal immigrants, and defend the value of healthy trade partnerships.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
It’s really been part of a pattern of executives in some organizations reasserting power and making sure that, especially, junior workers lose that sense of entitlement.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
The Marlins hope this is his season, the campaign that reasserts Alcantara as one of Major League Baseball’s top starting pitchers.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
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Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Chief executives have had to combat claims linking autism to pain relief medication, reassert the economic importance of legal immigrants, and defend the value of healthy trade partnerships.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
It’s really been part of a pattern of executives in some organizations reasserting power and making sure that, especially, junior workers lose that sense of entitlement.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
The Marlins hope this is his season, the campaign that reasserts Alcantara as one of Major League Baseball’s top starting pitchers.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Reassert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassert. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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