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
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But that’s nothing compared to three months later, when Ray finally acquiesces to a dinner, so Colin’s parents can meet him properly.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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Instead of acquiescing to the administration’s demands, Harvard filed a lawsuit against the government, seeking to block the funding freeze.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Indian officials reject this argument and view it as an integral part of their state, especially since the original leader of pre-partition Jammu and Kashmir (a Hindu) acceded to India.—
Lisa Curtis,
Foreign Affairs,
13 May 2025
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India claimed Kashmir as its then Hindu ruler acceded to Delhi, while Pakistan cited popular support from the region's Muslim majority as a basis for its claim.—
Asif Shahzad,
USA Today,
7 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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Kyiv agreed in March to a 30-day full ceasefire, but Moscow has not yet consented to the deal.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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The prayer or reading of religious text must be away from other students whose parents haven’t consented, according to the bill.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2025
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The Florida Highway Patrol did not agree to an interview or respond to questions about the arrests sent in writing.—
Hannah Critchfield,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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The Supreme Court agreed, in the case known as Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, finding that Congress had the authority to protect commissioners against Presidential dismissal.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
29 May 2025
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There is a fundamental truth here that must be upheld.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2025
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However, the president fumed at foreign leaders on Friday for failing to uphold their end of the deal.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
30 May 2025
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In 1985, the Ohio Legislature adopted it as the official state rock song.—
Neil Vigdor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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But some hotel chains and cities in the Charlotte region have started adopting policies to curb people from staying at hotels long-term.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2025
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In the following decades, numerous labor priests, such as John A. Ryan, George G. Higgins, Philip A. Carey, Joseph F. Donnelly, and Charles Owen Rice, led the way in advocating for workers.—
Time,
Time,
29 May 2025
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Pope Leo called for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages in a May 28 general audience, following in the steps of his predecessor Pope Francis, who was both praised and criticized for using his position to advocate for ending the war in Gaza.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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“Reassume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassume. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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