reimposing

verb

present participle of reimpose
as in relaying

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  1. relaying
  2. inflicting
  3. forcing
  4. wreaking
  5. coercing
  6. imposing
  7. compelling
Verb
  • Montana Jordan was the first to speak once Holland finished relaying the news.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Experts suggest answering children’s questions honestly without necessarily relaying all of the gory details.
    — Julie Dobrow, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of relaying
Verb
  • Although inflicting pain globally, the energy crisis is biting particularly hard in the rural expanses and communities of the European Union’s largest country by area.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Alexander Kuzmenko, 62, was fishing with a group of people along the Bolshoy Yenisey River in Russia's Republic of Tuva when the bear attacked him, inflicting severe injuries to his head and face.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of inflicting
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  • Yemen's civil war began in 2014 when the Houthis descended from their northern stronghold, capturing Sanaa and forcing the government to flee into exile in Saudi Arabia.
    — AHMED AL-HAJ, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Aubrey Layne, Sentara’s chief administrative officer, said lower payment rates from government programs — and impending cuts to Medicaid — are forcing the hospital to play hardball with the insurers that are representing employers.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of forcing
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  • In the film, Hathaway reprises her role as Andy Sachs, a successful newspaper journalist who, along with her colleagues, is fired en masse as part of the havoc digital media is wreaking on the print industry.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Small parts and fragments of material clog up your dishwasher, wreaking havoc in their wake.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 July 2026
Definition of wreaking
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  • Playing that cat, a work camp warden coercing Hawke’s character into smuggling gold through the wilderness, is none other than Russell Crowe.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But in the past, these efforts were largely aimed at threatening or coercing Washington to act in their favor.
    — Dina Esfandiary, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of coercing
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  • Behind its imposing wood and stone exterior, suites outfitted in pine furniture and crisp white linens read chalet-chic.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Russia, traditionally one of the world’s large diesel exporters, has responded to the attacks by imposing a diesel export ban through at least the end of October.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of imposing
Verb
  • The state’s campaign watchdog can seek a court order compelling an influencer to disclose that they were paid, but that can take months.
    — Sophie Austin, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • This trend could displace hundreds of thousands of older adults, compelling them to select new Medicare Advantage plans.
    — Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of compelling
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“Reimposing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reimposing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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