reassess
verb
re·ass·ess
ˌrē-ə-ˈses 
-a-ˈses
reassessed; reassessing; reassesses
: to assess (something) again
reassess the damage
reassessed her priorities/goals/values
… had the sense to reassess their situation before making a critical error.—
Stephen Lias
Stephen Lias… some people in the community are reassessing the role of athletics at an academically poor school.—Randal C. Archibold
Randal C. Archibold
reassessment
ˌrē-ə-ˈses-mənt
noun
-a-ˈses-
plural reassessments
… recent discoveries … are forcing a reassessment of long-established theories …
—Larry Rohter
Larry Rohter
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Also on the list was Blue Owl Capital , which tumbled more than 21% in three weeks through Friday as investors reassessed private credit providers’ exposure to application software companies.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
That drop in silver value can be attributed, in part, to investors taking profits from recent price run-ups while reassessing the strength of the economy and inflation.
—Tim Maxwell, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Steyer recently sent a letter to the Board of Equalization (which oversees property tax assessment) proposing to destroy Proposition 13 so commercial property can be reassessed to market value every year.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 8 Feb. 2026
In Cook County, one-third of the taxable stock of property is reassessed each year, which means that a current market value has to be established for every parcel, a herculean bureaucratic task in a county as big as Cook.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
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Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
That drop in silver value can be attributed, in part, to investors taking profits from recent price run-ups while reassessing the strength of the economy and inflation.
—Tim Maxwell, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Steyer recently sent a letter to the Board of Equalization (which oversees property tax assessment) proposing to destroy Proposition 13 so commercial property can be reassessed to market value every year.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 8 Feb. 2026
In Cook County, one-third of the taxable stock of property is reassessed each year, which means that a current market value has to be established for every parcel, a herculean bureaucratic task in a county as big as Cook.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Reassess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassess. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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