reassumes

verb

present tense third-person singular of reassume
as in accedes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassumes
  1. acquiesces
  2. agrees
  3. consents
  4. adopts
  5. advocates
  6. upholds
  7. stands by
  8. endorses
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  • But, after a little insistence that anything is possible if given enough time, Meloni acquiesces.
    — Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Given no choice, María Ángeles acquiesces to her daughter’s wishes and moves into the seniors’ home, where a hilarious exchange with a hairdresser wanting to chop off her long silver tresses typifies her iron-willed refusal to settle in.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Definition of acquiesces
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  • Played by the talented Halle Bailey, young mermaid Ariel yearns to be on land, has the hots for Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King) – who at least gets a character arc this time – and agrees to a bad deal with witchy Ursula (Melissa McCarthy).
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • The couple agrees to a separation, despite being worried, McElwee says, about its effect on their children.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
Definition of agrees
Verb
  • No one specifically consents to be included in them, but people have no choice.
    — Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
  • The site adds that the winner's identity (in this case, the beneficiary) is kept confidential under Ohio law, unless the winner consents to be identified in writing.
    — Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
Definition of consents
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  • Pittsburg should also implement a moratorium on new data center applications and approvals, including on future phases within Technology Park until the city adopts a data center ordinance with public input, said the coalition.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • After her mother’s death—Krypto adopts Kara during the funeral procession—Zor-El sends them both off to join Kal-El on Earth.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2026
Definition of adopts
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  • Industry advocates, for both small growers and larger businesses, say the tax burden has proven too high to create a sustainable industry, and is compounded in areas by additional fees that local jurisdictions impose.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
  • Despite widespread concerns about AI contributing to cognitive decline, one entrepreneur advocates using it to actively strengthen memory.
    — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of advocates
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  • The ruling essentially upholds similar bans enacted in 25 other states.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The ruling upholds laws in 30 states that allow at least some ballots to arrive after Election Day, including ballots from military voters and Americans who live overseas.
    — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of upholds
Verb
  • But Mamdani stands by his choices.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Israel’s military stands by for renewal of combat Israel’s military issued a statement around the time that direct talks began.
    — Victoria Eastwood, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
Definition of stands by
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  • The court’s 6-3 decision in Slaughter also effectively endorses the unitary executive theory, thereby greatly expanding the power of the president.
    — Graham G. Dodds, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
  • Today, the 20-minute rule remains one of the foundational pillars of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) — a treatment that Walker notes the American Academy of Sleep Medicine endorses as the first-line approach for chronic insomnia, ahead of pharmaceutical interventions.
    — Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 27 June 2026
Definition of endorses
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