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reassumed

verb

past tense of reassume
as in acquiesced

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassumed
  1. acquiesced
  2. acceded
  3. consented
  4. assented
  5. advocated
  6. adopted
  7. agreed
  8. endorsed
Verb
  • The transfer from 2012 came a few days before Israel announced the end of a military operation in Gaza; not long after, Netanyahu effectively acquiesced to Sheikh Hamad’s visit.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 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 acquiesced
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
  • In 1910, following the death of his father, King Edward VII, King George V acceded to the throne and Mary became Queen.
    — Natasha Leake, Vanity Fair, 2 June 2026
Definition of acceded
Verb
  • And then another concession came late Sunday, when Republicans said Trump consented to a tougher ethics proposal that several key senators had demanded.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Maro said Havas consented to a search of his cellphone, which investigators are continuing to examine.
    — Bryce Buyakie, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of consented
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  • Their mothers assented because anything the cousins did together could be considered family time.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
  • Her mother reluctantly assented, so long as Carol went with her.
    — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of assented
Verb
  • And how could Jefferson, who advocated for the removal of Black people from America, have loved a Black woman?
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • For much of the 20th century, Guatemalans who advocated for self-government, equality before the law, and the welfare of the majority—that is, social democrats—knew that the state might try to kill them.
    — Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of advocated
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  • Long before the serial killings, Puente publicly claimed to have adopted them — revealing her desperate need for attention and a compulsion to lie.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Like his older sister Charlotte, he was adopted by Pierce as a teenager.
    — Emy LaCroix, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of adopted
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  • He was ordered held without bail and agreed to be extradited to Providence within a week.
    — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In the weeks that followed, Paramount agreed to delay the merger until June 2027 while the legal challenge played out.
    — Lillian Rizzo,Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of agreed
Verb
  • Their fundraising arm also endorsed Haley Stevens over Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate primary.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Massie, a conservative who has gained a reputation as a constitutionalist through his seven terms in the House, lost a primary earlier this summer after Trump endorsed his opponent.
    — Lauren Peller, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of endorsed
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