reassume
verb
re·as·sume
(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈsüm 
reassumed; reassuming; reassumes
: to assume (something) again : to take up or adopt (something) again
Cotton, the starting right guard for most of spring, has reassumed that role.—
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After a year, she too was gone and Plank reassumed the CEO role.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
His death marks the highest-profile assassination in Afghanistan since the Taliban reassumed power in 2021.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Minutes after the main event, Shohei Ohtani reassumed the focus.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
In 1955: Austria reassumed its sovereignty with the departure of the last Allied forces.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
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Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
His death marks the highest-profile assassination in Afghanistan since the Taliban reassumed power in 2021.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Minutes after the main event, Shohei Ohtani reassumed the focus.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
In 1955: Austria reassumed its sovereignty with the departure of the last Allied forces.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Reassume.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassume. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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