reimposed

verb

Definition of reimposednext
past tense of reimpose
as in reapplied

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  1. inflicted
  2. compelled
  3. imposed
  4. wreaked
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  • But his policies have inflicted widespread hardship.
    Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Lively alleges that the producers broke state and federal law, inflicted emotional distress on her and breached a contract.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of inflicted
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  • The bipartisan vote for release marks a significant shift, as Republicans in the full House had previously blocked two Democratic resolutions that would have compelled the report's release.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Without China making the first move, Chinese firms will be compelled by genuine market forces rather than often heavy-handed and inefficient state mandates to realize Xi’s vision.
    Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of compelled
Verb
  • His government faced another crisis in 2022, when thousands of demonstrators used pickups and big rigs to blockade Ottawa and several border crossings to protest his government and vaccine mandates, which were mostly imposed by the provinces.
    Amanda Coletta The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Saudi Arabia freed him after more than a year but imposed an exit ban that keeps him from returning to his home in Boca Raton, near Miami.
    Joshua Goodman and Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of imposed
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  • The highway elevation is part of a massive state-federal project, approved by Congress in 2000 with bipartisan support, that aims to undo damages wreaked upon these wetlands.
    Rebecca Blackwell, Sun Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Those sanctions wreaked such havoc on your country's economy that millions of Venezuelans migrated out.
    Christopher Intagliata, NPR, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of wreaked
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