reevaluate
verb
re·eval·u·ate
(ˌ)rē-i-ˈval-yə-ˌwāt 
-yü-ˌāt
variants
or re-evaluate
reevaluated or re-evaluated; reevaluating or re-evaluating
: to evaluate (something or someone) again especially with regard to changes or new information
Debts force students to delay marriage, postpone children and reevaluate career choices.—
Steve Gardiner
Steve GardinerIf you are out of work, maybe this is a good time to slow down and reevaluate your priorities.—Mark Wayman
Mark WaymanThe time has come, I believe, for us to re-evaluate teaching …—Jane E. Peterson
Jane E. PetersonHe said … that council will have time later to reevaluate if the Cooksville Creek owners don't budge.—Alex McKeen
Alex McKeen
reevaluation
(ˌ)rē-i-ˌval-yə-ˈwā-shən
noun
-yü-ˈā-
or re-evaluation
plural reevaluations or re-evaluations
Intense reevaluation of the field's traditional subject matter—and also of its methods of observation and explanation—has plunged cultural anthropology into a profound state of crisis.
—Louis A. Sass
Louis A. Sass
Examples of reevaluate in a Sentence
the senator is arguing that the government needs to reevaluate its budget in light of the committee's findings
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For business leaders, this means reevaluating whether your team has crystal-clear goals and roadmaps.
—Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
But Miller said Wake County officials for nearly a decade refused her requests to have her kids reevaluated.
—Fred Clasen-Kelly, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
And the Miami defense has everybody reevaluating their longstanding conclusions about Daniel Jones.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
That return mission, however, is stalled as NASA reevaluates ways to make the retrieval cheaper and faster.
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Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
But Miller said Wake County officials for nearly a decade refused her requests to have her kids reevaluated.
—Fred Clasen-Kelly, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
And the Miami defense has everybody reevaluating their longstanding conclusions about Daniel Jones.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
That return mission, however, is stalled as NASA reevaluates ways to make the retrieval cheaper and faster.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Reevaluate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reevaluate. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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