as in to acquiesce
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Recent Examples of reassume
A number of polls show Trump's star rising after reassuming the presidency, with polling released Thursday by Gallup, showing that 47 percent of respondents support Trump's term so far.
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Just two days after reassuming the presidency, Trump took aim at MSNBC in a Truth Social post.
—Liam Reilly, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
Donald Trump returned to office as president on Monday, reassuming his duties as commander in chief.
—Ian Pannell, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2025
Afterward, the Assad regime reassumed control of most of the rest of Syria.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Just two days after reassuming the presidency, Trump took aim at MSNBC in a Truth Social post.
—Liam Reilly, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
Donald Trump returned to office as president on Monday, reassuming his duties as commander in chief.
—Ian Pannell, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2025
Afterward, the Assad regime reassumed control of most of the rest of Syria.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassume
Verb
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What was amazing, however, was how meekly the Thunder acquiesced to this arrangement.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
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If the buyer is complaining about cosmetic or trivial things, like the dark blue wall in the main bathroom or the leaky kitchen faucet, think twice about acquiescing.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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Harvard argues the administration is retaliating against it for refusing to accede to demands to control the school's governance, curriculum, and the ideology of its faculty and students.—
Nate Raymond,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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Speakers across the commencement events added their voices to that support, and praised Harvard’s president Alan Garber for refusing to accede to demands from the Administration.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
29 May 2025
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The lead lawyer for the plaintiffs, Seth P. Waxman, a solicitor general for the Clinton administration, initially refused, but eventually assented after further criticism from Judge Reyes.—
Chris Cameron,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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China has built Russia’s defense industrial base, helped Iran provide Russia with one-way attack uncrewed aerial vehicles, and assented as North Korea has sent troops to fight in Europe.—
Kurt M. Campbell,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Apr. 2025
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User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Park consented to speak with the FBI at JFK and was interviewed by them there.—
Andres Triay,
CBS News,
4 June 2025
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In the polls, men and women agreed about what constituted harassment.—
Karlyn Bowman,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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O’Connell and quarterbacks coach Josh McCown agreed this spring not to assume anything with McCarthy.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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One of the best ways to uphold network connectivity is to have multiple backup services in place that activate in the event of an outage.—
Sander Barens,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The justices ruled 7-2 to uphold a Biden administration rule that regulates unserialized firearms called ghost guns.—
Melissa Quinn
June 9,
CBS News,
9 June 2025
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At the heart of the conference is the push to ratify the High Seas Treaty, adopted in 2023.—
Annika Hammerschlag,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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The term smart city, which first began to appear in the 1990s, is used to describe an urban area that adopts innovative digital technologies, data, sensors, and connectivity to improve a community’s livability, workability, and sustainability.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Consider buying yours from Flags for Good, which uses minimal packaging during the shipping process and donates a portion of sales to organizations that advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, such as GLAAD and The Trevor Project.—
Elena Valeriote,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Trump has long advocated tariffs as an economic elixir.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
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“Reassume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassume. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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