reassert
verb
re·as·sert
(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈsərt 
-a-
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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Over the next two decades, successive Republican and Democratic administrations reasserted influence over the world by controlling choke points in the networks that make up the global financial system.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
But like Leontovych in his time, Ukrainians today are reasserting their culture to find hope and strength.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
Lamar Jackson played masterfully against the league’s No. 3 defense as the Ravens blew out the Denver Broncos, 41-10, to reassert their place near the top of the AFC.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 4 Nov. 2024
In the story of the consumptive girl, domestic duties are reasserted as more valuable to her father than her social or physical activities.
—Jacqueline D. Wernimont, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
But like Leontovych in his time, Ukrainians today are reasserting their culture to find hope and strength.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
Lamar Jackson played masterfully against the league’s No. 3 defense as the Ravens blew out the Denver Broncos, 41-10, to reassert their place near the top of the AFC.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 4 Nov. 2024
In the story of the consumptive girl, domestic duties are reasserted as more valuable to her father than her social or physical activities.
—Jacqueline D. Wernimont, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Reassert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassert. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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