reassert itself
idiom
: to start to have an effect again after a period of not having an effect
Traditional values have reasserted themselves.
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Despite years of sitting on the sidelines, the United States has an opportunity to reassert itself in seeking to end the depredations of the junta and advance the cause of democracy in Myanmar.
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Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
Congress should just reassert itself, get its power back.
—Michel Martin, NPR, 4 Aug. 2025
Touristic capitalism, too, will reassert itself on the North Rim, even in an era of federal budget slashing.
—Tom Zoellner, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
Editors’ Picks 36 Hours in Banff Image Mr. Nasrallah’s funeral reflected the power struggle playing out in Lebanon, with Hezbollah seizing on it as an opportunity to reassert itself as a political force.
—Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
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Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
Congress should just reassert itself, get its power back.
—Michel Martin, NPR, 4 Aug. 2025
Touristic capitalism, too, will reassert itself on the North Rim, even in an era of federal budget slashing.
—Tom Zoellner, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
Editors’ Picks 36 Hours in Banff Image Mr. Nasrallah’s funeral reflected the power struggle playing out in Lebanon, with Hezbollah seizing on it as an opportunity to reassert itself as a political force.
—Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Reassert itself.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassert%20itself. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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