REASSUME Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

reassume

verb

Definition of reassume

as in to acquiesce

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Recent Examples of reassume If Fland can build on Saturday’s breakout performance, the Gators could reassume their position as SEC favorites. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026 Walker found his groove in the middle of the season, but didn’t reassume the role until after Camilo Doval was traded and Randy Rodríguez was injured. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2025 Cousins will reassume the starting role and help pull the Falcons out of their current 3-7 record. — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 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 See All Example Sentences for reassume

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Even absent Chinese aggression, people in Taiwan increasingly identify as Taiwanese and do not seem inclined to repeat Hong Kong’s experience of acquiescing to Chinese rule.

— Eugene Gholz, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026
Charles ultimately acquiesced rather than face a possible order he be presented by force.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of acquiesce

Verb

When Queen Elizabeth acceded to the throne in 1952 upon the death of her father, King George VI, Winston Churchill was the British prime minister.

— Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
But while the union asked for voluntary recognition, the company did not accede to that request.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026

Definition of accede

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False endorsement and misappropriation, FanDuel could insist, are inapplicable to a personalized video setting where the video’s talent voluntarily assents in exchange for compensation.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
Their mothers assented because anything the cousins did together could be considered family time.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026

Definition of assent

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View gallery - 3 images At a recent doctor's appointment, I was asked to consent to an artificial intelligence assistant listening to my consultation.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Aug. 2026
Consumers may consent to receive marketing calls, for example by checking a consent box on a form.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of consent

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Collins was the final at-bat, and struck out looking at an 85 mph sweeper; ABS upheld the call.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026
In June, just days after Cunningham’s comments in ESPN, the Supreme Court upheld state bans on trans girls playing on girls’ sports teams.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of uphold

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For many commercial fleets, access to fueling has remained one of the biggest obstacles to adopting natural gas vehicles.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
The Connecticut State Board of Education adopted new guidance Wednesday encouraging schools to implement bell-to-bell restrictions on cellphone and personal technology use.

— Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of adopt

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And as of Saturday, advocates who closely track deportation flights hadn’t logged any bound for Haiti in the past two weeks.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Sandhu and other community members plan to attend an upcoming improvement district meeting to advocate for more cameras.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

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