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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Long-term investment and cross-border economic planning became riskier as geopolitical considerations reasserted themselves.
—Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2025
Trump should ditch the tariffs, do some damage control with allies and reassert America as the center of global free trade.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska called on her fellow lawmakers to reassert their authority over tariffs.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Super laid out her Path to Potential strategic vision for Victoria’s Secret, which has the company recommitting to the Pink brand, reasserting its authority in bras, growing the beauty, sport and swim businesses and updating its go-to-market approach.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025
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Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2025
Trump should ditch the tariffs, do some damage control with allies and reassert America as the center of global free trade.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska called on her fellow lawmakers to reassert their authority over tariffs.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Super laid out her Path to Potential strategic vision for Victoria’s Secret, which has the company recommitting to the Pink brand, reasserting its authority in bras, growing the beauty, sport and swim businesses and updating its go-to-market approach.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Reassert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassert. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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