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 is the time to hack back the jungle and reassert some order in your yard. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026 Hamas has reasserted its control over the portion of Gaza not occupied by Israel and the Israeli military has continued to carry out frequent strikes in the territory. —Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026 On a largely party-line vote of 47-52, the resolution to reassert Congress' war powers didn't advance. —Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 The United States, Jakes argues, concurrently went to war to reassert its dominance in the Gulf and instead handed Iran a platform to start collecting tolls in yuan and cryptocurrency—anything, that is, except dollars. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reassert
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026 Hamas has reasserted its control over the portion of Gaza not occupied by Israel and the Israeli military has continued to carry out frequent strikes in the territory. —Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026 On a largely party-line vote of 47-52, the resolution to reassert Congress' war powers didn't advance. —Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 The United States, Jakes argues, concurrently went to war to reassert its dominance in the Gulf and instead handed Iran a platform to start collecting tolls in yuan and cryptocurrency—anything, that is, except dollars. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reassert
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“Reassert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/reassert. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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