reexamine
verb
re·ex·am·ine
(ˌ)rē-ig-ˈza-mən 
variants
or re-examine
reexamined or re-examined; reexamining or re-examining
1
: to examine (someone or something) again especially from a different point of view
reexamine the patient/evidence
reexamining our assumptions
It's healthy, I think, to reexamine old institutions and futz with them rather than throw them out entirely.—
Majorie Ingall
Majorie IngallThe great expense is in part also a political choice that should be re-examined.—Mary Graham
Mary Graham2
law
: to question (a witness) again in a legal proceeding
Each witness is first questioned by the prosecution …, then 'cross-examined' by the defence, and then sometimes 're-examined' by the prosecution.—R. M. Jackson
R. M. JacksonExamples of reexamine in a Sentence
in light of your broken leg, we should reexamine our decision to go on a hiking vacation this summer
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More samples from the fossil record will provide additional clarity, but the new work illustrates the importance of reexamining fossils collected earlier.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
The election of Donald Trump and his administration’s strong stance against DEI programs have caused numerous corporations, like Target, to reexamine internal policies that might bring down the government’s wrath.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Five individuals who sought pardons from former President Biden are calling for his clemency decisions to be reexamined amid fresh debate over his mental sharpness while in office.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 2 June 2025
At the same press conference, Martin also revealed that the FBI has recently reassigned agents to reexamine the unsolved Jan. 5, 2021, Capitol Hill pipe bomb case, an investigation that has remained largely stagnant for years.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
The election of Donald Trump and his administration’s strong stance against DEI programs have caused numerous corporations, like Target, to reexamine internal policies that might bring down the government’s wrath.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Five individuals who sought pardons from former President Biden are calling for his clemency decisions to be reexamined amid fresh debate over his mental sharpness while in office.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 2 June 2025
At the same press conference, Martin also revealed that the FBI has recently reassigned agents to reexamine the unsolved Jan. 5, 2021, Capitol Hill pipe bomb case, an investigation that has remained largely stagnant for years.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
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“Reexamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reexamine. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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