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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But after the Knicks, Nuggets and Warriors joined Indiana in pulling Game 1 upsets, the Celtics have a chance to reassert themselves tonight at TD Garden.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Typically, a traumatized woman seeking violent revenge is made to back off from the abyss at the last minute, reasserting her superior humanity by refusing to sink to her victimizer’s level.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
But over the last few months, zip-up sweatshirts have reasserted their dominance as the prime selection for casual wear, and after adding a lightweight option from Athleta to my wardrobe, the style quickly became my favorite pick from hot girl walks to cross-country flights.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2025
Countries that were able to reassert themselves in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s have every reason to watch the situation in Ukraine with some nervousness.
—Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Typically, a traumatized woman seeking violent revenge is made to back off from the abyss at the last minute, reasserting her superior humanity by refusing to sink to her victimizer’s level.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
But over the last few months, zip-up sweatshirts have reasserted their dominance as the prime selection for casual wear, and after adding a lightweight option from Athleta to my wardrobe, the style quickly became my favorite pick from hot girl walks to cross-country flights.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2025
Countries that were able to reassert themselves in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s have every reason to watch the situation in Ukraine with some nervousness.
—Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reassert
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“Reassert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassert. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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