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
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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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Walmart’s new delivery offering could be another blow to drugstore chains, which are falling out of favor with consumers in a trend that has hit their profits and stock prices and forced them to reconsider their strategies.
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Melissa Repko,annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
Economic disruptions, mass layoffs, and the rise of the gig economy have made many people reconsider the security of conventional employment.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Colleges and universities around the country are reconsidering their neutrality policies in the wake of such positions adopted by the University of Virginia, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Southern California, Harvard, Stanford, and many others.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 19 Oct. 2024
But when voters decided that this was finally her year, Cher reconsidered her position and decided to go.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024
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Melissa Repko,annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
Economic disruptions, mass layoffs, and the rise of the gig economy have made many people reconsider the security of conventional employment.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Colleges and universities around the country are reconsidering their neutrality policies in the wake of such positions adopted by the University of Virginia, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Southern California, Harvard, Stanford, and many others.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 19 Oct. 2024
But when voters decided that this was finally her year, Cher reconsidered her position and decided to go.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024
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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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