REASSUME Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

reassume

verb

Definition of reassume

as in to acquiesce

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Recent Examples of reassume If Fland can build on Saturday’s breakout performance, the Gators could reassume their position as SEC favorites. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026 Walker found his groove in the middle of the season, but didn’t reassume the role until after Camilo Doval was traded and Randy Rodríguez was injured. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2025 Cousins will reassume the starting role and help pull the Falcons out of their current 3-7 record. — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025 Upon reassuming his leadership role in 1997, Jobs instilled a strong emphasis on innovation and the development of exceptional core products. — Mark Lasota, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for reassume

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Verb

The Jackets obviously acquiesced in a preseason blockbuster deal that sent Matthew Knies the other way, and on Tuesday night, Marchenko got a housewarming gift from his former teammate Adam Fantilli in the form of a bone-crushing hit.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
The United Kingdom acquiesced when the United States overtook it.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of acquiesce

Verb

Kyiv briefly acceded to the request, but has since resumed attacks — and Russia has continued to pound Ukraine’s energy infrastructure throughout the week.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Which would entail the young girl acceding to a reality in which women sometimes deserved to be tortured to death.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of accede

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False endorsement and misappropriation, FanDuel could insist, are inapplicable to a personalized video setting where the video’s talent voluntarily assents in exchange for compensation.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
Their mothers assented because anything the cousins did together could be considered family time.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026

Definition of assent

Verb

But with international law, states have to consent to the jurisdiction of a court.

— Kylie Jones, Vox, 25 Oct. 2026
The motion noted that Brockway gave an officer a residence key that was later given to another officer who presumed it to imply consent for entry.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of consent

Verb

Brodeur and Lowndes agree that housing affordability is also tied to supply, and that more homes available to the middle class need to be constructed.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
The formulas say these two very different counts agree for every number.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of agree

Verb

Courts have reached different conclusions, and state governments want the Supreme Court to uphold their right to impose restrictions on prediction-market gambling.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
The decision upheld the constitutionality of the state's governmental immunity law as applied to wrongful death claims, which Stewart said are barred against governmental entities when the injury arises from a third-party assault or battery.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of uphold

Verb

How fast the benefits of a truly life-changing technology flow through the economy is the actual measure of how fast it is being adopted.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Variety reports that the psychological thriller, which stars Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio as a married couple who travel to European small town to adopt a baby, will feature a cameo from Charli.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of adopt

Verb

Both opposed ending the Gaza war, both are advocating for Israeli settlements in Gaza, and both envision full annexation of and Jewish control over the West Bank.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
The groups actively advocated for a bill that pushing for greater transparency on the implementation of campus protest rules at California’s public universities.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026

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