as in to acquiesce
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Recent Examples of reassume
In 1955: Austria reassumed its sovereignty with the departure of the last Allied forces.
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Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Friday’s meeting between Trump and Zelensky will be the latest encounter between the pair since Trump reassumed office at the beginning of the year.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
There were clues during week Purdy would reassume his role.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Upon reassuming his leadership role in 1997, Jobs instilled a strong emphasis on innovation and the development of exceptional core products.
—Mark Lasota, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
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Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Friday’s meeting between Trump and Zelensky will be the latest encounter between the pair since Trump reassumed office at the beginning of the year.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
There were clues during week Purdy would reassume his role.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Upon reassuming his leadership role in 1997, Jobs instilled a strong emphasis on innovation and the development of exceptional core products.
—Mark Lasota, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassume
Verb
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Powell in recent months has been embroiled in a Department of Justice criminal probe after refusing to acquiesce to Trump's demands.—
Kevin Breuninger,Jeff Cox,Alex Harring,Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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The question is whether the Rays will acquiesce.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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Wright reluctantly acceded to the changes, seeing the book club selection as a crucial opportunity for Black writing and a social and political milestone.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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With no imminent threat of a return to a punishing bombing campaign, Iran is achieving its central war aim of driving up the price of oil, and with it pressuring Trump to accede to some of its demands.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Switzerland voted to enshrine the availability of cash in its constitution, assenting to a push designed to guard against the demise of physical money.—
Bastian Benrath-Wright,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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Moderna resisted, but agreed to provide test subjects with enhanced disclosures on its informed consent form, to which the FDA assented.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Under the agreement, Iran consented to limit its use of advanced centrifuges for 10 years, and to restrict uranium enrichment to below weapons-grade levels for 15 years.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Seeking offense, New York plans to designate Tommy Pham for assignment and has agreed to a major league contract with Austin Slater, a pair of people familiar with the move said, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the decisions were not announced.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Invite someone in, agree on a clear next step, and follow through together so momentum builds without confusion or mixed signals.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The questions go to the heart of the frustration expressed by business leaders such as Sim Tshabalala, Standard Bank’s boss, who warned just this month at Semafor World Economy that South Africa’s anemic economic growth was down to the state’s basic inability to uphold the rule of law.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The ruling was slammed by Democrats across the nation and by the three more liberal justices on the high court, who rejected the conservative majority’s characterization that its decision upheld the Voting Rights Act rather than gutted it.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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In the broad picture, district budgets throughout the state are likely to be a little larger, level or somewhat smaller — and schools could yet receive a big boost by the time the state’s budget is adopted in June.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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There’s a reason Pete Carroll adopted that strategy up in Seattle with the Seahawks.—
Tracy Kimball,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The work to create routes takes time and money — and a push from community members advocating for a trail doesn’t hurt either.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Such an outcome would restore funding to border and immigration enforcement priorities while sidestepping all of the structural reforms Democratic lawmakers spent months advocating after sweeping immigration enforcement action in cities like Los Angeles, Chicago and Minneapolis.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Reassume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassume. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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