as in to reconsider
to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal
in light of your broken leg, we should reexamine our decision to go on a hiking vacation this summer
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Recent Examples of reexamine
His appeal to have his police protection reexamined was dismissed on May 2 by Judge Sir Geoffrey Vos and two other judges.
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Greta Bjornson, People.com, 2 May 2025
With autonomous agents, businesses will need to reexamine risk, liability, contractual accountability and auditability to avoid running afoul of regulations.
—Tom Dunlop, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
When one of them encounters a shocking outburst at their private prep school, they’re both forced to reexamine their viewpoints.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 May 2025
Along with the White House cocaine incident and the Supreme Court leak, the FBI is also reexamining the planting of pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic headquarters on January 5, 2021—the night before the Capitol riot.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
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Greta Bjornson, People.com, 2 May 2025
With autonomous agents, businesses will need to reexamine risk, liability, contractual accountability and auditability to avoid running afoul of regulations.
—Tom Dunlop, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
When one of them encounters a shocking outburst at their private prep school, they’re both forced to reexamine their viewpoints.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 May 2025
Along with the White House cocaine incident and the Supreme Court leak, the FBI is also reexamining the planting of pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic headquarters on January 5, 2021—the night before the Capitol riot.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reexamine
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Wheeler shared this effort stands on the shoulders of a 2023 open letter signed by over 130 female soccer players, urging FIFA to reconsider its sponsorship deal with Saudi oil company Aramco.—
Claire Poole,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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While Sanabria Tarazona’s family has remained silent out of fear Prieto has publicly denounced his detention and urged U.S. authorities to reconsider.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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It’s been a really interesting sort of experiment to revisit a character in the different phases of her life.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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The rest is history that's being revisited in the new documentary Boy George & Culture Club, premiering June 5 at the Tribeca Festival.—
Jeremy Helligar,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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For example, even Trump was shocked and in dismay when Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was allegedly considering allowing Musk into a high-level meeting to review our war plans against China, which happens to be a major source of Musk’s business.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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The remaining states -- New York, Oregon, Minnesota and Colorado -- have not yet submitted the identifiable data to CMS as part of the review, according to a public health official who has reviewed CMS' requests to the states.—
KIMBERLY KINDY,
Arkansas Online,
14 June 2025
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“Reexamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reexamine. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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