REASSERTED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

reasserted

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past tense of reassert

as in reaffirmed

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That usually means an immigration judge has ordered their removal after a hearing, including cases when immigrants fail to show up, and the decision was affirmed on appeal or not appealed.

— Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
In response, Michigan's chief medical executive affirmed the state's standing recommendation to follow the childhood vaccine schedule established by the American Academy of Pediatrics and a dozen other health care groups.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

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The Guard displayed drones that have been widely used against ships in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has asserted control since the war began, severely affecting the Gulf region’s shipments of oil and natural gas to the rest of the world.

— Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
And Konsta Helenius asserted himself as a top-six option with his performance in the playoffs and at the World Championship.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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Defense attorneys, however, insisted the state didn't have sufficient evidence to link her to the murder plot.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
The Dangote Refinery has often insisted that its fully operational 700,000 barrels-a-day plant can fulfill this demand.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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The Nineties also declared Gen X to be the least annoying generation of the ones that are still walking the earth.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
In 1969, the US Department of Health, Education and Welfare declared that Chattanooga had the worst air pollution in the country, with dangerous particulate matter surpassing the federal safety level threefold.

— Daliah Singer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

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No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but suspicion was likely to fall on the Pakistani Taliban, formally known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
An ultra-Orthodox private investigator named Avi Lehrer called Shraga and claimed to have bank records showing that Netanyahu and his family held millions of dollars in offshore accounts.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

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Penn State regularly contended for New Year’s Six bowls but lost the close, important games so often that fans braced for heartbreak.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
The museum has contended California’s new law is unconstitutional, which California is contesting.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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One month before the Pentagon announced its first equity stake in a company, its top lawyer asked the White House to explain why the deal wouldn’t break the law.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
The victory came after Northwestern announced a three-year contract extension through 2031 for fourth-year coach Braun on Thursday.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

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