reanalyze

verb

re·​an·​a·​lyze (ˌ)rē-ˈa-nə-ˌlīz How to pronounce reanalyze (audio)
reanalyzed; reanalyzing; reanalyzes

transitive verb

: to again ascertain or study the parts of (something) : to analyze (something) again
But if no significant differences were found, the data could be reanalyzed according to longer or shorter time intervals until a significant difference was found.James L. Mills, M.D.

Examples of reanalyze in a Sentence

you need to reanalyze the data, because the numbers don't tally
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Douglas and his colleagues also reanalyzed a dataset on cephalopod traits, such as the emergence of tentacles and evolution of body shapes, from 27 living species and 52 fossils. Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025 With access to cutting-edge tools and fresh curiosity, researchers seized the chance to reanalyze the substance's biomolecular makeup. Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025 Equipped with state-of-the-art aDNA methodologies, researchers from Paris Cité University’s Institut Pasteur and other institutions reanalyzed samples from Napoleonic soldiers. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2025 If the right piece of evidence is reanalyzed — or the right person finally comes forward — Kristin’s case could absolutely be solved. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025 As proof, Wall Street analysts now are busy reanalyzing the regional banks - and knocking down the weak, riskier ones. John S. Tobey, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023 The group is now returning to its old data sets and reanalyzing the data to answer new, unexplored questions, in part by applying machine learning. IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023 Sharyn Parks Brown, an epidemiologist with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Reproductive Health, who co-authored the study, noted that the data found about race was reanalyzed multiple times to make sure the findings were correct. Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2023 That was the result of work done in part by the psychologist Daniel Kahneman—who reanalyzed his work in this new study, alongside Killingsworth. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reanalyze was in 1826

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“Reanalyze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reanalyze. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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