reassuming

Definition of reassumingnext
present participle of reassume

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassuming
Verb
  • Footage shows the group acquiescing to the police instructions when an officer in plain clothes – possibly indicating a special police unit – grabbed Salman’s hand, twisting it and causing a fracture in the wrist.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
  • This is acquiescing to Trump dressed up as mercy.
    Austen Erblat, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • Albania has been on a mission to root out corruption for the past decade, embarking on a widespread vetting process of every judge in the country, and creating specialized anti-corruption bodies to prosecute graft, to improve its chance of acceding to the European Union.
    Tharin Pillay, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.
    CBS News, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • When the Herald asked questions about whether elders were intellectually capable of consenting to be moved, the agency repeatedly refused to provide more recent data.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Willy laments to his stout and thankless wife, Linda (Laurie Metcalf, upholding her reputation as a Broadway MVP), that buyers on the road laugh at him — that one even called him a shrimp.
    Naveen Kumar, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
  • This past December, a judge overturned Jordan’s conviction and acquitted him, while upholding the verdict against Washington.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Members of the Citizens Action Coalition encouraged Northwest Indiana to continue advocating for themselves and raising concerns about high utility bills statewide.
    Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Pay increase would help Legislature Scott Maxwell hit the nail on the head with his March 29 column advocating for a pay increase for Florida state senators and representatives.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In California, in 2023, a lengthy strike by health-care workers at Kaiser Permanente ended with the company agreeing to introduce a minimum hourly wage of twenty-five dollars by 2026.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Commissioners believe that number should be higher, agreeing to direct county staff to research into allowing up to 100% of fitness center space within a commerce development.
    Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Republicans reposted the videos of Piker endorsing Mills, calling on the Maine governor to condemn Piker.
    Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The sentiment voiced by the rabbis did not stop several prominent Jewish politicians in New York, including Representative Jerry Nadler, whose district spans much of Manhattan, and Brad Lander, then New York City’s comptroller, from endorsing Mamdani.
    Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Reassuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassuming. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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