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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Following a year of whispers, of suggestions that PIF’s interest was waning, the noises are that PIF has privately reasserted its wider ambitions — which Eales’ successor will be tasked with achieving longer-term — something which has had a stimulating effect behind the scenes.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
UConn’s Paige Bueckers (19.0 PPG) is determined to add an NCAA title to her successful collegiate career, while USC’s JuJu Watkins (24.9 PPG) has reasserted herself as the top national player of the year candidate.
—Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
But once the pressures of war faded, America’s illiberal values reasserted themselves.
—Philip Klinkner, The Conversation, 13 Feb. 2025
The memorandum comes as DeSantis tries to reassert his role in immigration enforcement amid a fierce back-and-forth with the Florida Legislature over dueling immigration bills that both aim to help President Donald Trump’s efforts to identify and deport immigrants who are in the country illegally.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
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Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
UConn’s Paige Bueckers (19.0 PPG) is determined to add an NCAA title to her successful collegiate career, while USC’s JuJu Watkins (24.9 PPG) has reasserted herself as the top national player of the year candidate.
—Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
But once the pressures of war faded, America’s illiberal values reasserted themselves.
—Philip Klinkner, The Conversation, 13 Feb. 2025
The memorandum comes as DeSantis tries to reassert his role in immigration enforcement amid a fierce back-and-forth with the Florida Legislature over dueling immigration bills that both aim to help President Donald Trump’s efforts to identify and deport immigrants who are in the country illegally.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Reassert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassert. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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