reasserted

verb

past tense of reassert
as in reaffirmed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reasserted
  1. affirmed
  2. asserted
  3. insisted
  4. declared
  5. claimed
  6. alleged
  7. contended
  8. announced
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  • Artist Jeff Koons has once again prevailed in a legal challenge, as a New York federal appeals court affirmed that a copyright lawsuit filed against him by artist Michael Hayden was brought too late.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
  • That means moving beyond confirmation bias and the comfort of having your beliefs affirmed to seek truth and accuracy.
    — Rey Ramsey, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of affirmed
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  • The third and final cause of action asserted by RCA sought injunctive relief against the Hus to basically stop them from continuing to complain about the warehouses.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • In particular, the prosecutors asserted that the government's basis for seeking the subpoenas was sound.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 23 July 2026
Definition of asserted
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  • At his funeral back in Chicago, the boy’s mother, Mamie Till, insisted on an open casket so all the world could see what racist murderers had done to her only son.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
  • Antonetti insisted that taking on salary would not be prohibitive.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of insisted
Verb
  • Craig Harris reported at 12News that the level of fraud and unallowable purchases was not the 1% declared by voucher supporters like state Schools Chief Tom Horne, but closer to 20%.
    — Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Construction on the facility began in 2020; at the time, Iran declared the facility to the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency as a future facility to assemble the centrifuges that make nuclear fuel.
    — Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Definition of declared
Verb
  • Mohebi claimed that in the last two weeks Iran had destroyed a wide variety of US military facilities across the region.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • Walter was killed just one day after a fatal crash claimed the life of another e-scooter rider in Brooklyn.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
Definition of claimed
Verb
  • Officers found three victims in the direction the 15-year-old is alleged to have fired, including a 2-year-old and a person pushing a bicycle, according to court documents.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 28 July 2026
  • The report also alleged Phillips may have collected his government salary while working on campaign activity.
    — Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of alleged
Verb
  • The former five-star recruit never seriously contended for a starting job there, what with Mario Cristobal bringing in Bo Nix before Thompson’s second season.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The Texas Comptroller should be someone who acts non-partisanly, Eckhardt contended.
    — Rachel Royster July 22, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
Definition of contended
Verb
  • That contrasts with the 'shock and awe' approach that underpinned the sweeping 'Liberation Day' levies announced in April 2025, which sent markets plummeting.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • It was first announced during 2012’s Star Wars Celebration, with the voice cast including Green, Felicia Day, Donald Faison, Seth MacFarlane, Andy Richter, Jennifer Hale, and Zachary Levi.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
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