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
But the discovery has prompted a multiagency investigation that could reexamine cold cases.
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Officials halted immigration cases for Afghans and all pending asylum cases, and vowed to reexamine swaths of green cards.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 30 Nov. 2025
Since the shooting not far from the White House, administration officials have pledged to reexamine millions of legal immigrants, building on a 10-month campaign to reduce the immigrant population.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Nov. 2025
Since the shooting not far from the White House, administration officials have pledged to reexamine millions of legal immigrants, building on a 10-month campaign to reduce the immigrant population.
—Josh Boak, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Officials halted immigration cases for Afghans and all pending asylum cases, and vowed to reexamine swaths of green cards.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 30 Nov. 2025
Since the shooting not far from the White House, administration officials have pledged to reexamine millions of legal immigrants, building on a 10-month campaign to reduce the immigrant population.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Nov. 2025
Since the shooting not far from the White House, administration officials have pledged to reexamine millions of legal immigrants, building on a 10-month campaign to reduce the immigrant population.
—Josh Boak, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reexamine
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Rather than calling for opposition or overhaul, its work encourages educators and communities to reconsider what children truly need to grow.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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Then Caruso momentarily reconsidered running before deciding against it, again.—
Sal Rodriguez,
Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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During that time, the McCoys were locked in a fight worth revisiting now, on the 50th anniversary of the Coastal Act.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Thursday’s hearing was the last chance for parties to make their case to the Georgia Public Service Commission before a final vote next week on whether to revisit the decision.—
Drew Kann,
AJC.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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He has not been formally charged with cheating by World Curling, which does not use video to review game play.—
STEVE DOUGLAS,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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