Asserting
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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An interesting example of someone asserting their individuality via this trope (though you could say Seven was deliberately "dehumanizing" herself).
Source: You Are Number 6 - While asserting a desire to spread truth and uncover lies (and probably actually believing it), a Spider Priest more or less tells Dawson that the truth is whatever they say it is.
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They always say "(child's name), I'm respecting your privacy by knocking, but asserting my authority as a parent by coming in anyway" before doing it, and it's transparently obvious they just want to break something because they never give a kid the chance to open the door.
Source: There Was a Door
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