1
as in to reassess
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as in to investigate
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Recent Examples of reinvestigate
The cause of death of Philadelphia school teacher Ellen Greenberg, who was found brutally stabbed in 2011, will be reinvestigated after a pathologist who previously ruled her death a suicide reversed course last week.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2025
John has continually called for local police to reinvestigate the case and find his daughter’s killer.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Last month, an Alameda County judge threw out involuntary manslaughter charges against two of three officers accused in the death of Mario Gonzalez in 2021, the only other case of the six that has been reinvestigated.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
That evidence first came to light when the Nashville district attorney’s office, through its conviction-review unit, began reinvestigating the case in 2023.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2024
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2025
John has continually called for local police to reinvestigate the case and find his daughter’s killer.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Last month, an Alameda County judge threw out involuntary manslaughter charges against two of three officers accused in the death of Mario Gonzalez in 2021, the only other case of the six that has been reinvestigated.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
That evidence first came to light when the Nashville district attorney’s office, through its conviction-review unit, began reinvestigating the case in 2023.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinvestigate
Verb
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Dina investigates the nearby trees and returns to puke her guts out.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Office of Inspector General for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Relief investigated the case.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
28 Apr. 2025
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In addition to Fort Worth, the Azle, Castleberry, Everman and Kennedale school districts recently passed resolutions asking TAD to reappraise.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2025
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In February, state Rep. Chris Turner, an Arlington Democrat, filed a bill that would undo TAD’s decision to reappraise every other year.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Rams were high on Ferguson even as one of a few scenarios explored in the first round.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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The property is not all-inclusive and encourages guests to explore the culinary scene around the island.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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What gives me pause is the question of why Brooker would radically reconceptualize a series whose premise has exceeded its expiration date, instead of just moving on to a fresh idea.—
Time,
Time,
16 June 2023
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In a sense, Black people, whose past has been deliberately erased, are embracing Afrofuturism as a means to reconceptualize their history and a tool for speculating on a more fruitful future.—
Shantay Robinson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 May 2023
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Known for reimagining desserts as fine art, Grolet’s eggs have become objets d’art for the social media generation—designed to be photographed, admired, and then, eventually, eaten.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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More than 25 years after Lindsay Lohan’s Hallie and Annie first shook hands at summer camp and swapped lives, the beloved 1998 Nancy Meyers film will be reimagined as a new stage play, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Reinvestigate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinvestigate. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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