as in to reaffirm
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Recent Examples of reassert 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 The question of how the church can now reassert moral leadership is one the cardinals addressed directly. —Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026 The vote marks the latest attempt by Democrats to reassert Congress’s constitutional authority over decisions to go to war. —Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2026 Fabian Rieder pulled one back for Augsburg after the break, but Undav replied a minute later to reassert the visitors’ dominance. —ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reassert
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026 The question of how the church can now reassert moral leadership is one the cardinals addressed directly. —Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026 The vote marks the latest attempt by Democrats to reassert Congress’s constitutional authority over decisions to go to war. —Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2026 Fabian Rieder pulled one back for Augsburg after the break, but Undav replied a minute later to reassert the visitors’ dominance. —ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reassert
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The hearing will give Warsh, who served as the youngest-ever Fed governor, from 2006 to 2011, the opportunity to reaffirm those plans.— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
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Now is the time to reaffirm our commitment to cultural celebrations that bring us together.— Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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Some young men, eager to assert their Americanness, answered yes to both questions and volunteered for military service; members of the all-Japanese 442nd Regimental Combat Team quickly became war heroes.— Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Rather than opening the Strait of Hormuz, the critical commercial waterway that before the war carried 20% of the world’s oil, both sides have sought to assert more control over the area.— Justin Fishel, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
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The executive order and Kennedy declaration both define gender-affirming care as the use of puberty blockers, hormone treatment, and surgery.— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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In threads where the human community had decided someone was in the wrong, the AI affirmed that user's behavior 51% of the time.— Ari Daniel, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
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This has inevitably led to some conflicts; Hollywood actors tend to insist on their own way of doing things on set, Yang said.— Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
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The Cuban government initially insisted that no deadline was offered and the talks were nothing but respectful.— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
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The system maintained accuracy despite the carrier’s movement.— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
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Trump vowed to maintain a blockade of Iranian ports if Tehran refused to reach a deal; the effort has so far turned back 27 ships bound for or departing Iranian ports.— Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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The intimate High Tea will feature a forum-style discussion with Emmy-contending female directors whose creative vision is shaping the current and future TV landscape.— William Earl, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
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Critics contend prediction markets are circumventing states’ sports betting laws and operating in places that have banned the practice.— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Reassert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/reassert. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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