as in to reconsider
to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal
the senator is arguing that the government needs to reevaluate its budget in light of the committee's findings
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Recent Examples of reevaluate
Please look in your mirror and reevaluate your moral fiber.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
Experts say Woodward and her team’s approach could force paleontologists to reevaluate how fast other dinosaurs and extinct animals grew.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 13 Jan. 2026
The Murder of Laci Peterson nudges viewers to reevaluate the veracity of media narratives and draw their own conclusions.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
Valančiūnas will be out for at least a month, a team source told The Athletic, with the Nuggets planning to reevaluate him after four weeks.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
Experts say Woodward and her team’s approach could force paleontologists to reevaluate how fast other dinosaurs and extinct animals grew.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 13 Jan. 2026
The Murder of Laci Peterson nudges viewers to reevaluate the veracity of media narratives and draw their own conclusions.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
Valančiūnas will be out for at least a month, a team source told The Athletic, with the Nuggets planning to reevaluate him after four weeks.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for reevaluate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reevaluate
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Numerous parties have asked the PUC to reconsider the decision.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Now, federal cuts could force the county to reconsider, said Jamie Michael, Doña Ana’s health and human services director.—
KFF Health News,
Oc Register,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Royal plans to build festival grounds later on, although those plans won’t be revisited until after all other construction is finished.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2026
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While this area will have to be revisited in the summer, Villa’s lack of a reliable understudy for Matty Cash could do with being solved.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Lawmakers complained when the Justice Department made only a limited release last month, but officials said more time was needed to review an additional trove of documents that was discovered and to scour the records to ensure no sensitive information about victims was inadvertently released.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Reevaluate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reevaluate. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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