reinvestigate
verb
re·in·ves·ti·gate
(ˌ)rē-in-ˈve-stə-ˌgāt 
reinvestigated; reinvestigating
: to investigate (something) again
… decided to use modern police methods to reinvestigate the case.—
Robert Wainwright
Robert Wainwright
reinvestigation
noun
plural reinvestigations
During the past 30 years, new discoveries and reinvestigations of long-forgotten specimens have coalesced into a flood of transitional fossils.
—Maureen Greenbaum
Maureen Greenbaum
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In 2009, about four decades after her body was discovered, Will County officials opened a cold case unit and started to reinvestigate her case.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025
And then in 2019, the FBI ended up reinvestigating the case.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
After reinvestigating the prints, three suspects emerge to breathe new life into Reyos’s battle to clear his name.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 June 2025
Despite years of reinvestigating the Altidor murders, Smith was unable to uncover new evidence that could move the case forward.
—David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
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Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025
And then in 2019, the FBI ended up reinvestigating the case.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
After reinvestigating the prints, three suspects emerge to breathe new life into Reyos’s battle to clear his name.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 June 2025
Despite years of reinvestigating the Altidor murders, Smith was unable to uncover new evidence that could move the case forward.
—David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
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“Reinvestigate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinvestigate. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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