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
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Allen is said to have reluctantly acquiesced to ARC’s demands and, in the process, alienated others.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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This is acquiescing to Trump dressed up as mercy.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Powell has denied any wrongdoing and has said he is being targeted for refusing to accede to Trump’s demands.—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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In a broader sense, FIU faculty say acceding to Tallahassee would set a dangerous precedent and be a disservice to students.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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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
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Reporters from outlets that refused to consent to the new rules, including from the Associated Press, have continued reporting on the military.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Parents must consent to have their children take part in the research, but many are Rollins employees and few object.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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In response to howls of protest, the commission has agreed to a 180-day moratorium on severing the ties with PBS.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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This led the council to agree that using some of the 6-acre lower portion of the Civic Center Park might make the most sense.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas has become a leader in this anti-democracy celebration, with a Legislature, governor, attorney general, and state Supreme Court not only ready, willing, and able, but downright eager to enact, implement, defend, and uphold legislation designed to make a mockery of our official motto.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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Their sentences were recently upheld by Iran’s Supreme Court, according to Iranian state media.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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Large technology firms are driving the most advanced and financially meaningful AI integration, while consumer and industrial companies are adopting the technology more selectively to improve efficiency.—
Lee Ying Shan,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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According to the resolution adopted at the time, a housing trust fund maintained by the city will receive dollars from various sources ranging from the city's general fund to private-sector contributions.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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The group advocates that data center development be done in a responsible, more regulated way.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Politicians and activists across the political spectrum have instead advocated for states’ ability to regulate AI in the absence of meaningful federal action regarding the fast-moving technology.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Reassume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassume. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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