as in reviews
a usually critical look at a past event
the discovery of new evidence calls for a reconsideration of the case
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Recent Examples of reconsiderations
These frozen reconsiderations of classic cocktails are summer manna.
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Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
10 June 2026
Undoubtedly, these reconsiderations have been a largely positive exercise, foregrounding not only more equitable but more accurate and more engaging histories, and opening gallery and museum doors to previously excluded artists (even if many have suffered with the ups and downs of speculation).
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Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
The law has survived multiple reviews and reconsiderations of gun rights and gun control legislation.
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Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
10 June 2026
Undoubtedly, these reconsiderations have been a largely positive exercise, foregrounding not only more equitable but more accurate and more engaging histories, and opening gallery and museum doors to previously excluded artists (even if many have suffered with the ups and downs of speculation).
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Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
The law has survived multiple reviews and reconsiderations of gun rights and gun control legislation.
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Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconsiderations
reviews
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That would be Sound of Freedom, which has a 57% Rotten Tomatoes critic score and a genuinely stunning 99% audience score with over 10,000 reviews.
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Cooper Johnson, its owner, said his business received dozens of emails and negative online reviews.
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“Reconsiderations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconsiderations. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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