reexamine
verb
re·ex·am·ine
(ˌ)rē-ig-ˈza-mən 
variants
or re-examine
reexamined or re-examined; reexamining or re-examining
1
: to examine (someone or something) again especially from a different point of view
reexamine the patient/evidence
reexamining our assumptions
It's healthy, I think, to reexamine old institutions and futz with them rather than throw them out entirely.—
Majorie Ingall
Majorie IngallThe great expense is in part also a political choice that should be re-examined.—Mary Graham
Mary Graham2
law
: to question (a witness) again in a legal proceeding
Each witness is first questioned by the prosecution …, then 'cross-examined' by the defence, and then sometimes 're-examined' by the prosecution.—R. M. Jackson
R. M. JacksonExamples of reexamine in a Sentence
in light of your broken leg, we should reexamine our decision to go on a hiking vacation this summer
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Auditors did not reexamine those findings in the new report.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Paleontologists reexamined two partial skeletons that had been sitting in a collection at the Mongolian Academy of Sciences for decades.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025
Healthcare organizations, which strongly pull towards inertia, must actively reexamine their operations, rebalance their workforces, and reinforce their digital governance.
—Spencer Dorn, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
More samples from the fossil record will provide additional clarity, but the new work illustrates the importance of reexamining fossils collected earlier.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
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Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Paleontologists reexamined two partial skeletons that had been sitting in a collection at the Mongolian Academy of Sciences for decades.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025
Healthcare organizations, which strongly pull towards inertia, must actively reexamine their operations, rebalance their workforces, and reinforce their digital governance.
—Spencer Dorn, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
More samples from the fossil record will provide additional clarity, but the new work illustrates the importance of reexamining fossils collected earlier.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for reexamine
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“Reexamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reexamine. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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