reinvestigation

noun

as in rehearing

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Recent Examples of reinvestigation The president called for the reinvestigation of all Afghan refugees who entered under the Biden administration. — Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025 At first, the news of the Bondi Beach reinvestigation seemed to give Steve and Noone common cause. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinvestigation
  1. rehearing
  2. challenge
  3. cross-examination
  4. survey
  5. soul-searching
  6. questionnaire
Noun
  • Requests for a rehearing are rarely granted.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 May 2026
  • The 2nd Circuit said Wednesday that five judges voted against a rehearing before all the judges while three judges voted in favor of the en banc.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of rehearing
Noun
  • Throughout the journey, Pfendler documented life alone at sea for hundreds of thousands of followers on social media, sharing the physical and mental challenges of crossing one of the world's largest oceans.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Reservations are recommended and parking can be a challenge, with limited spaces available in the dedicated lot.
    — Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of challenge
Noun
  • Smid and Daniel, who conducted a majority of the cross-examination for the defense, did not take questions from reporters, electing instead to have Mason speak for the group.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
  • Earlier in the cross-examination, Genard, the district's attorney, focused on Maluchnik's time as Superintendent of Wilkinsburg's school district.
    — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Definition of cross-examination
Noun
  • Kai Poma plans to conduct cultural and archaeological resource studies and environmental surveys and then prepare a resource management plan for the property, according to planning documents.
    — Alex Wigglesworth Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026
  • Kyle de Bruin, managing director at workplace research firm Leesman, said his firm’s surveys of roughly 100 to 130 large companies back this data up.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Definition of survey
Noun
  • But defeat left Koeman looking powerless and the Netherlands in need of new energy and new ideas as thoughts turn to the upcoming UEFA Nations League campaign and an increasingly familiar period of soul-searching for Dutch football.
    — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • The group’s musical soul-searching is what gets most attention in the ReLoad box set.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2026
Definition of soul-searching
Noun
  • Compared with platforms that emphasize community groups or compatibility questionnaires, OurTime focuses primarily on helping older adults browse profiles, discover potential matches, and communicate with other members in a straightforward format.
    — Matthew Kayser Updated July 6, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
  • Researchers assessed participants’ diets using detailed food questionnaires over six years and measured three blood biomarkers that are associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of brain injury.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of questionnaire

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“Reinvestigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinvestigation. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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