reasserts

verb

present tense third-person singular of reassert
as in reaffirms

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reasserts
  1. reaffirms
  2. asserts
  3. affirms
  4. insists
  5. contends
  6. declares
  7. alleges
  8. maintains
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  • Russia reaffirms Beijing ties after US-China truce Russia is seeking to reaffirm ties with China after Beijing patched up relations with the US last week.
    — Semafor Events, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Definition of reaffirms
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  • Formed through the groundbreaking JYP/Republic Records A2K competition, which blended Western artists with K-pop training, the quartet now asserts significant artistic autonomy.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Iran quickly responds with strikes against Israel and across the Gulf region and asserts control over the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for global oil and natural gas supplies from the Gulf.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of asserts
Verb
  • Today's ruling affirms a principle that has underpinned sound economic stewardship for generations.
    — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 29 June 2026
  • Ending the show with one final jump affirms that there’s no future in which the Landry family is done with time traveling, despite the trauma and heartache the pond has delivered with its gift.
    — Megan Vick, Variety, 22 June 2026
Definition of affirms
Verb
  • But if that sounds like a future arriving faster than society can absorb it, Wang insists the transition will be gradual.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 July 2026
  • Fans, reporters, and traders now treat a team’s own internal preparations—press conference backdrops, jersey mockups, a YouTube upload—as signals worth betting on, even when the team insists there’s nothing behind them.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of insists
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  • Paramount contends that the transaction would bolster competition in streaming, as the combination of Paramount and Warner Bros would stand a better chance against stronger rivals like Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon’s Prime Video.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 July 2026
  • Georgia Bedell contends that the Planning and Zoning Commission last winter didn’t do a meaningful review of the effect on air quality, water contamination nor the integrity of the nearby aquifer.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
Definition of contends
Verb
  • Continue reading … IN OTHER NEWS DINING HABITS — Actor declares one popular fry 'aren't fries,' igniting fierce online debate.
    — , FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
  • The site declares that beans reign supreme in blue zones and stand at the heart of longevity eating everywhere, pointing to black beans in Nicoya, lentils and garbanzo and white beans across the Mediterranean, and soybeans in Okinawa.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Definition of declares
Verb
  • The federal lawsuit alleges that the city’s Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise program runs afoul of equal protection clauses of the 14th Amendment.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • The complaint alleges police received a call from a man who said his roommate, Binessu, had confessed to the shooting.
    — Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
Definition of alleges
Verb
  • Her Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, the head of the state’s repressive apparatus, receives American military officers in Caracas even as Washington maintains a $25 million bounty on his head.
    — Rafael Osío Cabrices, Time, 20 July 2026
  • An activist organization called DeFlock maintains a crowdsourced map with the locations of well over 80,000 cameras.
    — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of maintains
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“Reasserts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reasserts. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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