assert itself
idiom
: to become apparent : to start to be clearly seen or known
Doubts about the value of the work began to assert themselves.
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Eager to assert itself as a peer of the Ivy League, and especially of Harvard, Stanford had decided to prove its liberal-arts bona fides by insisting that every department should require a writing class from its undergraduate majors.
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Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
This week, the team beat Liechtenstein 3-0 to assert itself as the top team in the group.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
This, the country’s leadership holds, will enhance its geopolitical influence, diversify its economy beyond crude oil dependency, and assert itself as a technological powerhouse.
—Arjun Kharpal,natasha Turak, CNBC, 28 May 2025
During that time, Congress has been unwilling to assert itself as an equal branch of government.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 15 May 2025
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Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
This week, the team beat Liechtenstein 3-0 to assert itself as the top team in the group.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
This, the country’s leadership holds, will enhance its geopolitical influence, diversify its economy beyond crude oil dependency, and assert itself as a technological powerhouse.
—Arjun Kharpal,natasha Turak, CNBC, 28 May 2025
During that time, Congress has been unwilling to assert itself as an equal branch of government.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for assert itself
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“Assert itself.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assert%20itself. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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