reconsider
verb
re·con·sid·er
ˌrē-kən-ˈsi-dər 
reconsidered; reconsidering; reconsiders
: to consider again especially with a view to changing or reversing
: to consider something again
Examples of reconsider in a Sentence
She refused to reconsider her decision not to loan us the money.
Local opposition has forced the company to reconsider building a new warehouse here.
We hope you will reconsider.
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Jackson is appealing her conviction, while Dontell's lawyer filed a motion to reconsider his sentence.
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Mason Leath, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
Other counsellors are not in total agreement with the decision and believe there is growing pressure to reconsider.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
On top of that, the devolution of NCAA amateurism presents a chance to reconsider elite player development.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The vote count was 51-45, with the same small group of Democrats and one independent voting yes, with one Republican voting no (Senate Majority Leader John Thune also voted no, but simply as a procedural mechanism to reconsider the bill).
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
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Mason Leath, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
Other counsellors are not in total agreement with the decision and believe there is growing pressure to reconsider.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
On top of that, the devolution of NCAA amateurism presents a chance to reconsider elite player development.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The vote count was 51-45, with the same small group of Democrats and one independent voting yes, with one Republican voting no (Senate Majority Leader John Thune also voted no, but simply as a procedural mechanism to reconsider the bill).
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Reconsider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconsider. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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reconsider
verb
re·con·sid·er
ˌrē-kən-ˈsid-ər
: to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal
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