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
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  • Charles ultimately acquiesced rather than face a possible order he be presented by force.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Nearly forgotten is how 13 months later a hesitant Kennedy emerged, one who ignored his own instincts and reluctantly acquiesced to a coup in South Vietnam cooked up by middle-ranking aides to stabilize a chaotic country coming apart at the seams.
    — Clifford Krauss, Air Mail, 25 July 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
  • The commissioners representing the Hawaiian Government have consented to leave to the future and to the just and benevolent purposes of the United States the adjustment of all such questions.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The curandero refused to consume it and only reluctantly consented to dose Knab, who recorded the experience in dissociative terms.
    — Kimon de Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 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
  • Ben-Gvir is a follower of Kahanism, a movement named after a long-dead rabbi who espoused violent ethnonationalism and advocated for the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • For years, Larson has advocated for a bill, the Social Security 2100 Act, which aims to expand benefits while also extending the program’s solvency.
    — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of advocated
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  • About one third of its customers had adopted that safeguard, which will now become mandatory by year’s end.
    — Soo Youn, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Dozens of developing and emerging-market countries adopted nearly 200 emergency measures, including conservation mandates, fuel subsidies to tax suspensions, and emergency efforts to secure alternative supplies.
    — Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of adopted
Verb
  • The reports about the Buss family’s stake comes a few days after Lakers owner Mark Walter suddenly agreed to sell the team to Kushner and Iger last week amid a federal fraud investigation, giving them a roughly 65% stake in the team.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Buss family agreed to sell the Lakers to Dodgers owner Mark Walter at a $10 billion valuation.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of agreed
Verb
  • Starry, who was elected sheriff in 2018 and again in 2022, has endorsed Mueller for sheriff.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The state Republican Party earlier this year endorsed Kendall Qualls over Demuth.
    — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of endorsed
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