reassumed

verb

past tense of reassume
as in acquiesced

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassumed
  1. acquiesced
  2. acceded
  3. consented
  4. assented
  5. advocated
  6. adopted
  7. agreed
  8. endorsed
Verb
  • As the Tingleys alternately acquiesced to and resisted Vista Grande's insistence on medication, administrators started calling 911 after altercations, according to ambulance and police dispatch records.
    — Jordan Rau, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
  • For the past five years, Ella had only acquiesced to seeing them on Easter and Christmas Eve, which for an Italian-American family was equivalent to a declaration of war.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of acquiesced
Verb
  • When Queen Elizabeth acceded to the throne in 1952 upon the death of her father, King George VI, Winston Churchill was the British prime minister.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • In 1910, following the death of his father, King Edward VII, King George V acceded to the throne and Mary became Queen.
    — Natasha Leake, Vanity Fair, 2 June 2026
Definition of acceded
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  • Owners consented to donating brain samples from their old dogs for this study.
    — Julie Moreno, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Bederow said changing the law could force courts to grapple with whether someone truly lacked the capacity to consent or instead consented at the time and later regretted the encounter.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of consented
Verb
  • Their mothers assented because anything the cousins did together could be considered family time.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
  • Her mother reluctantly assented, so long as Carol went with her.
    — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of assented
Verb
  • Anthropic has advocated for AI regulation, and Amodei last month called for a global slowdown in AI development to address the tech’s risks.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • After environmentalists advocated for protecting these unique creatures, the nuclear-weapons manufacturing on their site was halted.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of advocated
Verb
  • Brazilian authorities adopted electronic voting machines in the 1990s to combat fraud.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Biermann adopted Zolciak's daughters, Ariana and Brielle, from a previous relationship.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of adopted
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  • By October 1, 2026, the Court had agreed to hear 29 cases (only 21 of which were then scheduled for oral argument) while continuing to evaluate numerous petitions for review.
    — Brian Duignan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The president withdrew consideration for a ban after the Group of Seven agreed last week to release up to 100 million barrels of oil and diesel from its emergency stocks.
    — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of agreed
Verb
  • Moore has publicly endorsed the use of smelling salts by football players, singing their praises in a 2024 Wall Street Journal article about their popularity among UM players during the Jim Harbaugh era.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Sponsored by Common Sense Media and endorsed by OpenAI, the bill is named after 16-year-old Adam Raine, whose parents sued OpenAI alleging ChatGPT encouraged his suicide.
    — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
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