as in to reaffirm
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Recent Examples of reassert
By the early 2020s, Cisco saw an opening to reassert itself.
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Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 May 2026
In a sane world, Congress would put a stop to it and reassert its own power to regulate import duties; unfortunately, this particular GOP Congress seems content enough to be a lapdog watching Trump usurp them and damage the economy and our international standing.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026
However ties have improved recently as the White House looks to reassert US regional supremacy and increase its access to rare earths.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
With more than 50 years of heritage, Lotto, which was established in 1973, is using this moment to reassert its role at the intersection of performance and culture.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
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Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 May 2026
In a sane world, Congress would put a stop to it and reassert its own power to regulate import duties; unfortunately, this particular GOP Congress seems content enough to be a lapdog watching Trump usurp them and damage the economy and our international standing.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026
However ties have improved recently as the White House looks to reassert US regional supremacy and increase its access to rare earths.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
With more than 50 years of heritage, Lotto, which was established in 1973, is using this moment to reassert its role at the intersection of performance and culture.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassert
Verb
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Now is the time to reaffirm that commitment.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026
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The executive also used the high-profile gathering at the Martinez Hotel to reaffirm Canal+‘s long-term commitment to French cinema and the country’s theatrical model as negotiations loom over the renewal of the broadcaster’s agreement with film guilds to invest in French and European films.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Borderless identity also introduces geopolitical complexity where nation-states increasingly assert digital sovereignty.—
Morey Haber,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The language push comes amid signs of a shift in some other Gulf countries, where younger locals are no longer looking so much to the West for validation and are increasingly comfortable asserting their identity in their own language.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Still, the Hanwha Group’s partnership with Elbit Systems and Elta Systems has repeatedly drawn scrutiny in the run-up to the opening of the Centre Pompidou Hanhwa, whose inauguration has been explicitly billed as an attempt to affirm ties between South Korea and France.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
28 May 2026
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Instead, conversations often function as affirming spaces rather than investigative ones.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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While many people online insisted the loft should be used as a bedroom, by simply placing a mattress on the floor, Giangreco quickly ruled that out for practical reasons that mattered far more to her than aesthetics.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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Yet for an artist who spent a lifetime insisting that viewers become active participants rather than passive spectators, the exhibition arrives not simply as a memorial, but as a reminder of how much Le Parc influenced contemporary art.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
30 May 2026
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However, Khatima also maintained that the four humors played a role in determining the plague’s course.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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The property has been through multiple restorations and maintained its Art Deco glamour.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
Verb
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In their court papers, the Iskander attorneys contend that the 62-year-old Grossman tried to flee the scene and likely would have succeeded had her vehicle not automatically shut down due to it sensing the massive impact that had just occurred.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
26 May 2026
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Some legal experts contend that ghost job postings may violate existing federal consumer protection law enforced by the Federal Trade Commission.—
Michelle Travis,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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“Reassert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassert. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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