reassert
verb
re·as·sert
(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈsərt 
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reasserted; reasserting; reasserts
: to assert (something) again
She reasserted her authority.
Even better, they had won two of their first three games and were reasserting their status as the team to beat …—
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Now, the Padres may very well be the fourth-best team in their own division, and need to make some moves to reassert themselves as an NL powerhouse.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
But with the ceasefire, Hamas has reasserted its rule over Gaza.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2025
Wicker thanked police officers for reasserting control.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
By the next day, the usual patterns of life in Davos had reasserted themselves.
—Caitlín Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
But with the ceasefire, Hamas has reasserted its rule over Gaza.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2025
Wicker thanked police officers for reasserting control.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
By the next day, the usual patterns of life in Davos had reasserted themselves.
—Caitlín Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Reassert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassert. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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