as in to reaffirm
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Recent Examples of reassert
Instead of reasserting American primacy, Washington could come to see that the world has shifted under its feet.
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Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Trump also threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal on Sunday, accusing the country of charging excessive rates to use the Central American passage.
—Victor Hagan, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Bringing him into the fold — along with Guillermo, who’s happy to drop everything when his friends need him — only strengthens the Staten Island vampires’ position, as does the Baron reasserting his dominance over the NYC vampire community.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
The Rhinelander family also turned to the law—specifically, the courts—to reassert the social order in an annulment case that captivated the nation between November 1924 and December 1925.
—Bryan Greene, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Nov. 2024
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Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Trump also threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal on Sunday, accusing the country of charging excessive rates to use the Central American passage.
—Victor Hagan, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Bringing him into the fold — along with Guillermo, who’s happy to drop everything when his friends need him — only strengthens the Staten Island vampires’ position, as does the Baron reasserting his dominance over the NYC vampire community.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
The Rhinelander family also turned to the law—specifically, the courts—to reassert the social order in an annulment case that captivated the nation between November 1924 and December 1925.
—Bryan Greene, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassert
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Mayor Brandon Johnson reaffirmed Chicago’s existing welcoming-city ordinance in a Jan. 10 press release.The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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Despite reaffirming its fiscal year 2024 revenue guidance of $8.675 billion, the company has downwardly revised its fiscal year 2025 revenue projection to $8.5 billion.Trefis Team, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Giuliani has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him and denies any wrongdoing, and continues to falsely assert there was widespread election fraud in 2020, which there is no evidence to support.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Vivier says modern rhinos can live and reproduce just fine without horns, which are used primarily by bulls to assert their dominance.Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2025
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The vice president will read aloud the electoral votes, and then Congress counts each state's results to affirm Trump's victory.Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Still, American democracy has proven to be resilient, and Congress, the branch of government closest to the people, was coming together to affirm the choice of Americans.LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
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China has repeatedly insisted that its ability to influence the business is limited to operations outside the U.S. but the Chinese government would have to approve of any sale.Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Regulators and safety advocates insist the reporting requirement is crucial to understanding how well the technology is working — and is necessary to hold carmakers accountable for deaths and injuries when the technology fails.Joel Rose, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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Legal experts stress the importance of maintaining public confidence in the judicial process while balancing the operational needs of the presidency.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Over the years, this object has been tracked by the US military, which maintains a database of space objects so that active spacecraft can avoid collisions.Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
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Now after not knowing if her career was over, Prince could contend for an All-American spot, just like Van Lith, who is averaging 18.3 points and a career-high 6.2 assists.Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Jan. 2025
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The suit, submitted in U.S. District Court, contends that Black voters, who represent nearly one-third of the county's electorate, face significant barriers to electing candidates of their choice under the current system.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Reassert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassert. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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