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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Administrative law The court’s conservative majority, ruling 6-3 in three of the four cases, couched its decisions as a necessary step to reassert the judiciary’s responsibility to check the executive branch on Congress’ behalf.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 July 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, Netflix and Amazon have reasserted their dominance in original content commissioning for streaming platforms, according to a new report by Ampere Analysis.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024
But within hours, the unresolved questions raised by the war against Hamas had reasserted themselves.
—Shoshanna Solomon, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2024
Spokesman Lin Jian did not address those allegations, and instead reasserted Beijing’s claims over the Second Thomas Shoal, known as Ren’ai Jiao in China.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 20 June 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 July 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, Netflix and Amazon have reasserted their dominance in original content commissioning for streaming platforms, according to a new report by Ampere Analysis.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024
But within hours, the unresolved questions raised by the war against Hamas had reasserted themselves.
—Shoshanna Solomon, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2024
Spokesman Lin Jian did not address those allegations, and instead reasserted Beijing’s claims over the Second Thomas Shoal, known as Ren’ai Jiao in China.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 20 June 2024
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“Reassert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassert. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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