reasserting

Definition of reassertingnext
present participle of reassert

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reasserting
Verb
  • Trump has repeatedly defended the use of troops, asserting that cities with a Guard presence have become safer.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
  • That early scene, at first, seems typical of two young male friends asserting their masculinity in a juvenile manner.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • This happens often enough when one administration succeeds another, to be sure, with the new team insisting that its predecessors were idiots, but the Hegseth Pentagon carries such insults to a new level.
    Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Sources, though, told the newspaper that talks have stalled, with Afghan officials insisting that the Americans release Muhammad Rahim, the last Afghan inmate held at Guantánamo Bay, in any deal.
    Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Trump signed an executive order last year impacting gender-affirming care and warned there would be severe consequences to hospitals that continue to offer transgender medicine for pediatric patients.
    City News Service, Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Theresa Gaffney is the lead Morning Rounds writer and reports on health care, new research, and public policy, with a particular interest in mental health, gender-affirming care, and LGBTQ+ patient communities.
    Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • An 80-year-old Haverhill accountant pleaded guilty in Essex Superior Court Friday to charges of maintaining a house of prostitution, and possession with intent to distribute charges for suboxone, gabapentin, and marijuana, as well as a fentanyl possession charge.
    Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
  • However, Ederheimer added that mandatory minimum sentences may not actually encourage violent offenders not to commit crimes, further adding to the complex balance of maintaining justice and community safety.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • There was that conservative influencer who went out and posted this video that went viral, alleging that day care facilities were pocketing public funds.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • In November 2020, Feeding Our Future sued the Minnesota Department of Education, alleging that the state was slow-walking its grant applications.
    David Ingram, NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The school would tread cautiously before declaring the player ineligible, since refusing to pay a monetary fine isn’t a violation of NCAA, conference or scholarship rules.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The administration’s 2022 revenue projection error of $165 billion over four years led to Newsom declaring a $98 billion budget surplus and a sharp increase in spending, especially on social services.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • How heartbreaking, and how vile, that any adult claiming compassion would seek to imbue a child with that extreme allergy to their own self.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
  • This positions you as someone who understands their space without claiming to have all the answers.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Head coach Mike Vrabel’s team is balanced, explosive and led by quarterback Drake Maye, a 2024 NFL Draft classmate of Nix’s who authored an MVP-contending season.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Each of them went to court, contending that their respective state laws violate the equal protection clause of the Constitution and federal statutes barring discrimination against women in sports.
    Gwen Faulkenberry, Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Reasserting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reasserting. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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