as in to acquiesce
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Recent Examples of reassume
The founder of Geppi Family Enterprises, the parent of Diamond, had reassumed the role of president in 2020.
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Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
The streaming service announced the film just weeks before Melania reassumes the role of First Lady for the second Trump administration.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
After a year, she too was gone and Plank reassumed the CEO role.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
His death marks the highest-profile assassination in Afghanistan since the Taliban reassumed power in 2021.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
The streaming service announced the film just weeks before Melania reassumes the role of First Lady for the second Trump administration.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
After a year, she too was gone and Plank reassumed the CEO role.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
His death marks the highest-profile assassination in Afghanistan since the Taliban reassumed power in 2021.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassume
Verb
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Watching regular people test their limits and watching regular people fight the temptation (or not!) to acquiesce to our baser instincts.—
Mark Peikert,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
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For six frustrating years, a limp Legislature has acquiesced to a power-hungry Gov. Ron DeSantis.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2025
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Some of them can draw from experience dealing with the first Trump administration: Mexico’s populist president at the time, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, forged a warm relationship with Mr. Trump, and Mexico avoided steep tariffs while acceding to demands to curb migration.—
Simon Romero,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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That will come after both La Liga and RFEF (Spanish FA) have not acceded to change their stance and proceed to re-register both players.—
Pol Ballús,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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Some of them assented to a ceremonial final flight, a last twirl for the cameras and dignitaries, like the Parisian leg of the Tour de France.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Even if Woodard contractually assented to her name and other identity rights being licensed and used in commercial products, whether the apparel contract is aligned with Woodard’s assent could generate disagreement.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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California law requires all parties in a conversation to consent to being recorded.—
Jenna deJong,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Drivers could not consent to only one feature, the FTC says.—
Jibin Joseph,
PCMAG,
17 Jan. 2025
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The three men appeared in worse condition than the 18 other hostages previously freed under the truce, which was agreed to in January, 15 months into the war.—
Joey Roulette,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Cutting Medicaid spending comes with tradeoffs Many conservatives agree that shrinking federal spending on Medicaid will have two major benefits.—
Ryan Levi,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2025
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On Monday, a federal judge upheld the original arbitration award.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Until then, my coworkers and I will continue to uphold the mission of our agency despite these challenges.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Feb. 2025
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House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that any aid will be contingent upon the Golden State adopting policies to prevent future blazes.—
Lia Russell,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Feb. 2025
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The development of the new program began when the city adopted a new crosswalk policy in December 2022, according to Henricksen.—
Noah Mitchell,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Allen didn’t push back on that notion but did advocate keeping the store open for one last holiday season.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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The Center for American Liberty stands firmly with President Trump’s commitment to preserving the sanctity of women’s sports and will continue to advocate for policies that protect the rights of female athletes.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
7 Feb. 2025
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