reasserting

verb

present participle of reassert
as in reaffirming

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reasserting
  1. asserting
  2. insisting
  3. affirming
  4. maintaining
  5. alleging
  6. declaring
  7. claiming
  8. contending
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  • Dockworkers are blocking weapons shipments, asserting the right to conscientious objection as a means of protection from unjustified charges and disciplinary action.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
  • McArn agreed, asserting that closing the contract would not prevent the district and teachers association from negotiating further.
    — Chaewon Chung August 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of asserting
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  • Republicans decided to risk it, insisting that eight months before an election was too soon to consider an outgoing President’s nominee.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • That hasn’t stopped Casinos and sportsbooks, who have every reason to feel threatened by a more fair and transparent model, from insisting these markets have no economic utility.
    — Brian Quintenz, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of insisting
Verb
  • The shooting rocked the LGBTQIA+ community in a city normally known as an affirming place to live.
    — Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, a comprehensive framework affirming the rights of Indigenous populations worldwide.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of affirming
Verb
  • The few remaining workers maintaining the plant, however, received those benefits upon ratification.
    — Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Icelandic voters rejected the measure amid widespread concern over maintaining control over fishing rights, a backbone of the country’s economy.
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of maintaining
Verb
  • Jacqueline Smith, the publication’s ombudsman, sued the Department of Defense in June, alleging First Amendment violations after being forced out.
    — Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities say the victim waited a week to report the incident, alleging that Alvarez warned him not to contact law enforcement.
    — Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of alleging
Verb
  • In practice, invoking a Tuey-Rodriguez charge or instruction is often done with the hopes a jury will be able to reach a verdict, but is also a step judges are generally expected to take before declaring a mistrial in Massachusetts.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • After publicly declaring her love for the Nacho Libre actor in a 2024 interview with The Tonight Show, the Sentimental Value actress feels badly about potentially embarrassing her celebrity crush, according to her sister, Dakota Fanning.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of declaring
Verb
  • The Cowboys did that last year after initial roster cuts, claiming cornerbacks Reddy Steward and Trikweze Bridges off waivers.
    — Jon Machota, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • That combination—a hard deadline six years out and a Congress that can’t agree on next steps—is precisely what Shedden says is pushing clients toward the exits early, even though claiming at 62 locks in a permanently smaller monthly check for life.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of claiming
Verb
  • Boston Bruins The Bruins have an average at best roster and farm system, and trying to win while rebuilding on the fly is something that usually backfires more often than leading to a contending team.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Kiley turned the criticism around, contending that his willingness to work with both parties was a strength.
    — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of contending
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