REIMPOSING Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

reimposing

verb

present participle of reimpose

as in relaying

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Instead of the long-standing practice of relaying reports from states, the CDC now relies on federal death records, which can take weeks to come through and are not designed to capture the real-time data needed to respond to an active outbreak.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026
Losing Bowen is about more than just who’s relaying the play calls from the defensive coordinator to players on the field.

— Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of relaying

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The action revolves around the theft of Santa’s magic bag by a naughty elf, forcing him to enlist the help of a thief called Vance, played by Reacher star Alan Ritchson, to get it back.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
But what begins as emulating her mother’s favorite role-playing game turns fantastical, as the RPG itself bleeds into the real world, channeling Hattie’s grief and forcing her to rely on her father once more.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

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Developing new drugs for havoc-wreaking diseases costs the kind of cash many countries don’t have.

— Chris Stokel-Walker, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
In the film, Hathaway reprises her role as Andy Sachs, a successful newspaper journalist who, along with her colleagues, is fired en masse as part of the havoc digital media is wreaking on the print industry.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

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In lawsuits filed last year, Chegg and PMC accused Google of abusing its monopoly power by coercing publishers into supplying content for AI Overviews for free, or risk disappearing from search results.

— Emma Roth, The Verge, 1 Oct. 2026
Playing that cat, a work camp warden coercing Hawke’s character into smuggling gold through the wilderness, is none other than Russell Crowe.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of coercing

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There are just under 5,000 burial vaults (all above ground), which include imposing mausoleums made of marble.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026
Occasionally, cinematographer Ben Davis even lines up those centuries-old face carvings behind Malkovich to note their resemblance to his imposing profile.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of imposing

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Mitchell helped steer millions of dollars into these initiatives, as well as backing lawsuits against Democratic-leaning cities and counties aimed at compelling them to purge voters from their rolls.

— Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026
Last year, Wangari pushed through a law compelling the government to open more than a hundred registry offices, and making identity documents a fundamental right for every citizen.

— Vivienne Walt, Time, 30 Sep. 2026

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