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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As the raid began, Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces pulled out after having conducted a weeks-long operation to try to reassert control over the refugee camp, dominated by Palestinian factions that are hostile to the PA, which exercises limited governance in parts of the West Bank.
—Reuters, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Such a circular motif serves both to reassert a theme and to show, presumably, how much the characters have changed by the end of the film.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
The follow-up to 2023’s Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana sees the rapper and reggaeton star reassert himself as an outspoken activist for his home island.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 10 Jan. 2025
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Reuters, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Such a circular motif serves both to reassert a theme and to show, presumably, how much the characters have changed by the end of the film.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
The follow-up to 2023’s Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana sees the rapper and reggaeton star reassert himself as an outspoken activist for his home island.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 10 Jan. 2025
Our fact-check sources The Halfway Post, Jan. 2, X post
USA TODAY, Dec. 23, 2024, Trump threatens to reassert US control over the Panama Canal
Jose Raul Mulino, Dec. 22, 2024, X post
Thank you for supporting our journalism.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Reassert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassert. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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