reasserted

Definition of reassertednext
past tense of reassert

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reasserted
Verb
  • Councilor Lara Wilkinson affirmed the positive impacts AI can have on workplace efficiency.
    Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the district court's decision allowing Boulder's lawsuit to move forward last May.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • That filing was in response to another filing entered by Hudson's ex-husband a day earlier, which also asserted the 16-year-old is a suspect.
    Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • But how Muschamp — the former Florida and South Carolina head coach and a former defensive coordinator at LSU, Auburn, Texas and Georgia — has already asserted himself as a recruiter was a surprise, Sarkisian said.
    Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • But there would inevitably be some who insisted that the bereaved also join in the singing.
    Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Some commentators interpreted Altman’s remark as a veiled criticism of Anthropic, which had not agreed to these terms previously and instead insisted on explicit contractual restrictions on how its models could be used.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The fire was declared out about 20 minutes after the first crew arrived, according to the release.
    Timia Cobb Breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Spanberger ultimately declared victory with a more than 15 point-margin against her Republican opponent, then-lieutenant governor Winsome Earle-Sears, and flipped control of the governor’s mansion in the process.
    Chantelle Lee, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Pakistan claimed on Friday afternoon that its military had killed 274 Afghan Taliban fighters and injured 400.
    Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Police also claimed that the bag contained drugs and paraphernalia.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Another plaintiff was pressured to finish the year online or switch schools after reporting harassment, Casper alleged.
    Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • False Trump has repeatedly alleged that undocumented immigrants have improperly influenced federal elections, but state voting data suggest that such instances are incredibly rare.
    ABC NEWS, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Yes, Republicans have contended that Congress only intended to grant birthright citizenship to Black Americans.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Bass also contended in interviews that Crowley failed to inform her of the fire danger presented by forecasted Santa Ana winds, despite those warnings being widely publicized by the National Weather Service and in media reports for days in advance.
    City News Service, Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Semafor today announced the first season of Compound Interest from Semafor Business, a new audio and video show hosted by Semafor Business editor Liz Hoffman.
    Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The United States destroyed a key Iranian naval base in the Straight of Hormuz, sinking many vessels present, as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the shipping lane was officially closed.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Reasserted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reasserted. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.

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