as in to reaffirm
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Recent Examples of reassert
Last year, Colvin reasserted his intentions to give $200 million away to charity, this time as part of an educational gift fund in honor of his parents.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
But there can be little doubt that the most powerful set of players in Tehran will seek to reconstitute the remnants of its nuclear program and reassert the regime’s dominance over Iranian society.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2025
The Democratic pushback is also coalescing around efforts in both chambers to reassert congressional war powers.
—Nik Popli, Time, 24 June 2025
This has left the Syrian government unable to reassert control in Suwayda, and has frustrated its efforts to stamp out the Assad regime’s illicit drug trade.
—Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2025
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
But there can be little doubt that the most powerful set of players in Tehran will seek to reconstitute the remnants of its nuclear program and reassert the regime’s dominance over Iranian society.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2025
The Democratic pushback is also coalescing around efforts in both chambers to reassert congressional war powers.
—Nik Popli, Time, 24 June 2025
This has left the Syrian government unable to reassert control in Suwayda, and has frustrated its efforts to stamp out the Assad regime’s illicit drug trade.
—Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassert
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Even the film’s relentless forward charge — its preference for strict point-making over a more learn at your own pace curriculum — helps to reaffirm its larger argument that schools have been conditioned to process children rather than enrich them.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Crown Point Board of Public Works and Safety last week voted unanimously to reaffirm the unsafe building order, issued last December, and to proceed with demolition after Mayor Pete Land explained that redevelopment plans had fallen through.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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To review or object to instances where our partners assert a legitimate interest in utilizing your data, please visit our vendors page.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
8 Sep. 2025
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Wall asserts that on Etsy, customers often expect prices in the $20-30 range, leaving you with maybe five dollars in profit.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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In a Chinese readout of a meeting with Xi on Sunday, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev affirmed support for Beijing's stance on Taiwan, and signed documents for cooperation on AI.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, concentration camps prove to be a viable political option with a friendly Supreme Court ready to affirm President Cadwallader’s unprecedented use of executive orders.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Parsons, citing a back injury, refrained from practicing and might have been willing to insist he was too hurt to play once the real games began.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
29 Aug. 2025
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His anguished mother insisted on an open-casket ceremony to show the world the gruesome cruelty of lynching.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The Athletic maintains full editorial independence.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Miami Herald maintains full editorial control of this work.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Republicans contend Trump has shifted the debate to ground that favors their party.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Aug. 2025
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Rapid gains from existing operations The authors contend that the fastest path involves optimizing what the country already digs.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Reassert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassert. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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