reasserted

past tense of reassert

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reasserted
Verb
  • The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to intervene in a lower court decision that affirmed a Mississippi law requiring users to verify their ages before using social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.
    Nina Totenberg, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The Law on the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice further added and affirmed these restrictions, effectively removing women and girls from society and silencing their voices.
    Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Blanche asserted as the interview began that the Justice Department had promised Maxwell nothing in return for her testimony.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Oberg asserted that Elmhurst has a connection to the 1933 World’s Fair.
    Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Local leaders have acknowledged the city has a crime problem but have also insisted that crime is down significantly, according to Chicago Police Department data.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
  • His Money To celebrate his lucrative contract, Smith initially did not want a lavish, calorie-laden dinner — especially with training camp a week away — but his father, Henry, insisted on picking up the takeout tab from Eddie V’s, an upscale seafood restaurant.
    Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bower was found by police with a gunshot wound to the head and declared dead at the scene, a police sergeant told Enquirer media partner Fox 19.
    David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Indirect reporting lines must be declared and assessed on a case-by-case basis.
    Matt Cannon, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In explaining the oversight for such a highly visual social media app, Meta claimed limited resources and higher priorities.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Both claimed there were no imminent crime issues in the city.
    Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When he was first questioned by the police, the outlet alleged that Mirza accused a drug dealer of murdering Marsuk, saying that he was also injured and threatened in the altercation.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Not long after that investigation quieted down, Division Street was the subject of a class-action lawsuit filed by current and former female athletes who alleged that the organization favored the school’s male athletes.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As Elizabeth Hardwick and others have contended over the years, criticism has too often diminished as a form of argument and rigorous engagement.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
  • As far as AliExpress is concerned, the ITIF contended that counterfeits on the marketplace are more blatant.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Netflix announced in July that the series is ending following its forthcoming 10th season.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The Life of a Showgirl (TLOAS) was announced to great excitement across social media in late August.
    Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Reasserted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reasserted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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