as in review
a usually critical look at a past event
the discovery of new evidence calls for a reconsideration of the case
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconsideration
Noun
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You could be owed part of $95 million settlement May 8, 2025 4:54 PM Read Next National Fashion Nova owes customers $2.4 million after hiding negative reviews, feds say January 30, 2025 5:37 PM Read Next National Robitussin sued over non-drowsy claims.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025 -
Here's the news: The president and first lady received mixed reviews at a musical debut.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
Noun
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What is apparent is that the resentencing hearing, which will end up with parole board eventually, is exactly a month before the individual June 13 reexamination hearings for each brother before the parole board that Gov. Newsom ordered back in February.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
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At this point, either the resentencing hearing or the reexamination could become moot.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Our society tends to admire the value of motherhood in retrospect.—
Audrey Ingram,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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The ground has been prepared for them; the path clear only in retrospect.—
Deborah Baker
June 3,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Cognitive reappraisal, or rethinking the situation more constructively.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The use of intimacy coordinators in Hollywood exploded after the #MeToo movement prompted a reappraisal of power dynamics on set.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2025
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“Reconsideration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconsideration. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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