REIMPOSE Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

reimpose

verb

Definition of reimpose

as in to reapply

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Recent Examples of reimpose Some defense lawyers have sought to reimpose a freeze on proceedings, citing the uncertainty about Prospect’s ability to pay. — Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2026 That left the administration scrabbling for other ways to reimpose duties that were struck down. — Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026 The administration misinterprets a Nixon-era law in its bid to reimpose tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2026 Trump has already announced plans to reimpose 15 percent across-the-board tariffs under different legal authority, continuing the economic disruption. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reimpose

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Verb

The 400 individual reporters who had credentials did not reapply.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Use the strong smells along with other measures, and reapply often since these smells dissipate after a few days or in rainy weather.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of reapply

Verb

That evening, during the prime-time news on Channel 12, a military reporter named Nir Dvori relayed the story nearly word for word.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Gibson shared an email from Marshall Mayor Craig Thompson that relays that Peters issued the directive.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of relay

Verb

The Mizzou pass rush will need to enclose him in the pocket, even though that’s where Taylor prefers to inflict damage.

— PJ Green September 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Lopez had been sentenced in Los Angeles County to 29 years in prison for assault with a semiautomatic firearm with enhancements for street gang activity, inflicting great bodily injury and use of a firearm, officials said.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of inflict

Verb

Travelers are compelled to show their documents to soldiers or regime officials manning the checkpoints.

— Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
But with no power to compel answers from the administration, they’ve been given little information about the deals.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of compel

Verb

Rather than forcing clarity, give the situation time to reveal itself.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2026
In May, the TPLF forced out regional leader Tadesse Werede, who reported to Abiy, and replaced him with a new council led by TPLF leader Debretsion Gebremichael, who led the Tigrayans in the previous conflict.

— SAMUEL GETACHEW, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of force

Verb

History has shown that excessive agricultural burning can wreak environmental havoc, as can overgrazing.

— Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
If tensions heighten with an adversary, for example, the United States could model potential attacks on its own grid to figure out which vulnerabilities, if exploited, would wreak the most havoc.

— ANNE NEUBERGER, Foreign Affairs, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of wreak

Verb

The administration has also fired federal workers, imposed a historic increase in tariffs, and started the war in Iran without going through Congress, putting the burden on the judicial branch to determine the limits of presidential power.

— Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Kyiv argued the warehouses held dual-use goods, and that hitting them would impose an immediate cost on ordinary Russians, who would pressure the Kremlin to end the war.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of impose

Verb

By filing that brief handwritten petition, Kohberger is putting himself in the category of many criminal defendants before him, who have argued after the fact that their guilty pleas were coerced.

— Mark Guarino, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Williams also asked Saab whether anyone had threatened or coerced him into changing his plea.

— Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

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