reassert
verb
re·as·sert
(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈsərt 
-a-
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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Hamas has reasserted some control in the Gaza Strip in the days since the six-week ceasefire between Israel and the U.S.-designated terrorist organization went into effect.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Trump provided no details on how the United States planned to go about reasserting control over territory and infrastructure that are part of sovereign Panamanian land — territory that the country’s leadership has vowed not to relinquish.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Changes in the Middle East Israel Hamas Lebanon Syria
Iran
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Israel has reasserted its military dominance but may face heavy diplomatic and domestic costs.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Hamas issued a statement reasserting its commitment.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025
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Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Trump provided no details on how the United States planned to go about reasserting control over territory and infrastructure that are part of sovereign Panamanian land — territory that the country’s leadership has vowed not to relinquish.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Changes in the Middle East Israel Hamas Lebanon Syria
Iran
Israel
Israel has reasserted its military dominance but may face heavy diplomatic and domestic costs.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Hamas issued a statement reasserting its commitment.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Reassert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassert. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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