as in to reaffirm
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Recent Examples of reassert
Warmer-than-normal temperatures will quickly reassert themselves Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with sunny skies and highs expected in the 80s.
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Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Congress is set to vote on War Powers resolutions in both chambers, an effort by lawmakers to reassert their constitutional authority over decisions of war.
—Nik Popli, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Groups of British Chagossians have lately engaged in acts of civil disobedience to reassert a right to return to the outer Chagos islands, but as British citizens living under British law on British soil.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Such an outcome would have broad economic consequences and allow despots yet unknown to reassert control even as Trump moves on to, say, Cuba.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
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Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Congress is set to vote on War Powers resolutions in both chambers, an effort by lawmakers to reassert their constitutional authority over decisions of war.
—Nik Popli, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Groups of British Chagossians have lately engaged in acts of civil disobedience to reassert a right to return to the outer Chagos islands, but as British citizens living under British law on British soil.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Such an outcome would have broad economic consequences and allow despots yet unknown to reassert control even as Trump moves on to, say, Cuba.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassert
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By openly addressing questions about the Thimot-Rawnsley gift and clearly communicating how these resources will support the Center’s future, leadership can strengthen trust and reaffirm its commitment to transparency and accountability.—
Ted G Callam,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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First things first, the experts reaffirm that sunscreen is essential year-round.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2026
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Trump has asserted himself as the nation's top law enforcer in his second term, personally directing the attorney general and other top officials on whom to investigate and whom to prosecute.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The founders, who included Altman, Sutskever, Brockman, and Elon Musk, asserted that artificial intelligence could be the most powerful, and potentially dangerous, invention in human history, and that perhaps, given the existential risk, an unusual corporate structure would be required.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors, in turn, are asking the appeals court to affirm the conviction and sentence.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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After a federal appeals court affirmed the decision, Hajda was ordered deported in November 1998.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Nowadays, the two positions blur together, but his father, Troy, and Harvard-Westlake coach David Rebibo insisted his aspirations were to be on the ball.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Shaban, an hour into his testimony, insisted again to Doucette that he was never charged with a crime.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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But maintaining security over the waterway would require a high-risk, resource-intensive operation that could be a years-long American commitment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Warriors maintained a double-digit lead for most of the third period, but the Kings came back to cut the deficit to four after closing the quarter with a 9-0 run.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Taunton will be defensively strong and leans on its captains – Joey Benoit (Brown), Corbin Melo (LF), Jeremy Knief and Dylan Keenun (SS) – to help a mostly new group of starters contend.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Whether that amounts to genuine policy momentum or, as critics contend, an elaborate exercise in reputation management may be the defining question of the political economy of the AI age.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Reassert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassert. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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