as in to acquiesce
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Recent Examples of reassume
His death marks the highest-profile assassination in Afghanistan since the Taliban reassumed power in 2021.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Minutes after the main event, Shohei Ohtani reassumed the focus.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
In 1955: Austria reassumed its sovereignty with the departure of the last Allied forces.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
Ullman reassumed his role as CEO at the request of the board from 2013 to 2016, and was able to salvage the business.
—David Moin, WWD, 7 Aug. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Minutes after the main event, Shohei Ohtani reassumed the focus.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
In 1955: Austria reassumed its sovereignty with the departure of the last Allied forces.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
Ullman reassumed his role as CEO at the request of the board from 2013 to 2016, and was able to salvage the business.
—David Moin, WWD, 7 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassume
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Read More: Donald Trump’s Disruption Is Back To critics, Trump’s nominations reflect another impulse: to install obedient, often inexperienced, acolytes who will acquiesce to his demands to turn the government into an instrument for his own self-interest.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
20 Jan. 2025
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Now, the move seems to be to fall into line — or, at the very least, to just shut up and acquiesce to MAGA inevitability.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
13 Jan. 2025
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In Florida, state regulators acceded to all the deregulation demands of the insurance industry, and still insurers have been moving out of the state as damage from hurricanes and coastal flooding rise.—
Peter Green,
Quartz,
18 Jan. 2025
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But the government has claimed in court filings that the app has acceded to Beijing’s demands to censor content outside China.—
Adam Liptak,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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My dilemma relates not to the legal issue of consent but to whether a 13-year-old has an ethical right to assent to care.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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However, the bill's language caused much confusion and gridlock in 2019, leading Parliament to pursue an additional measure, which repealed the 2011 act and instituted the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill, which Queen Elizabeth II assented to in March 2022.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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The lawsuit alleges customers were not clearly informed their data was being collected and did not consent to the practice.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
25 Jan. 2025
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Utah’s Social Media Regulation Act added a requirement that parents consent before children can set up an account.—
Cal Newport,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
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In what amounted to a salary dump, the Giants agreed to send left-hander Taylor Rogers to the Cincinnati Reds for minor league reliever Braxton Roxby, a pitcher who signed as an undrafted free agent and had a 5.21 ERA at Double-A Chattanooga last season.—
Andrew Baggarly,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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Meg Ryan ‘Finally’ Reunites with When Harry Met Sally Costar Billy Crystal — and Teases Something ‘Iconic’ Coming Both actors agreed Sweeney did the line justice in the commercial.—
Erin Clements,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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Ruth’s motion was also denied, and both women appealed; the ruling on Ruth’s motion was upheld in November, and Schuman’s on Tuesday.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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Menendez's law license has been suspended and will be revoked if his conviction is upheld.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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So Far The following year, Jigsaw officially opened its doors, slowly taking in students and bringing in new horses, some who had been abandoned and adopted by Levinson.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
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Clearly, Chiefs Kingdom has adopted the Canadian actor as one of its own.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2025
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About 13,000 undocumented seniors graduate high school in the state annually, according to the President’s Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, a university leaders’ group that advocates for immigrant students and conducts research on the effect of immigration policies on universities.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2025
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Advocates call it 'cruel,' 'lawless.’ More than 175 organizations that advocate for women’s and transgender rights blasted Donald Trump in a letter released Tuesday for his requirement that federal agencies only recognize two sexes, male and female.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Reassume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassume. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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