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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reasserted
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The flag was changed following the Iranian revolution in 1979, when the Islamic Republic emblem was placed onto the flag and affirmed the shift away from a monarchy to a theocratic government.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
25 May 2026 -
With the recent rain, residents might not be too worried about their lawn looking brown right now, but as Castle Rock just affirmed, the area is still in a drought.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
23 May 2026
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At a progressive conference last fall, speaker after speaker asserted that Republican attacks on immigration, transgender participation in female sports, or any other political vulnerability could be defused by turning the issue back to billionaires.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
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Taken together, the collection serves as a haunting reminder that behind the execution numbers were people who asserted, one last time, what was important to them.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
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Team Johnson has insisted that Chicago should be — and in their minds still is — the first option.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Iranian officials have insisted that negotiations about the uranium can only begin once a memorandum ending the war is agreed.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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All remaining evacuation orders were lifted in Orange County on Tuesday evening as authorities declared there was no remaining danger of an explosion, chemical leak or fire stemming from a hazardous material incident at an aerospace manufacturing plant.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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But rather than wallow, De Zerbi boldly declared his new team could win all of their remaining five matches.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Vegas claimed its fifth regular-season Pacific Division title this year and is now four wins from a third Western Conference championship banner.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Bianco launched a voter‑fraud investigation after a local group claimed the county counted roughly 46,000 more ballots than were received, a claim election officials rejected.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Grayson is then alleged to have shoved the shift lead and struck her in the face, according to police, who also shared security footage from the incident.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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Jackson also filed a defamation lawsuit against Jones in Fulton County Superior Court after Jones' campaign alleged on social media that Jackson had made his fortune recruiting for Planned Parenthood and helping doctors perform transgender procedures on minors.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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Its leaders have repeatedly contended that their resistance to occupation is protected under international law and the Lebanese constitution, if not under the new domestic policy.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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That so many exceptional shots came from Rai, a 31-year-old who had never so much as contended in a major, is irrelevant.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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His death was announced in a statement shared by his publicist, Terri Hinte.—
Matt Schudel,
Washington Post,
27 May 2026
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Transport Minister Jean-Luc Crucke first announced that four people had died, via Reuters.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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“Reasserted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reasserted. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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