as in review
a usually critical look at a past event
in retrospect, we should have saved more money for college
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Recent Examples of retrospect
Some economists say that the stimulus passed by Biden and Democrats in Congress, while a mistake in retrospect, was understandable at that time.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
And in retrospect, that kind of was my downfall.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
A week of life and going through something grueling isn’t all that bad in retrospect.
—Abigail Wise, Outside, 17 Nov. 2025
But in retrospect, the moment has come to mean so much more than just a great performance.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
And in retrospect, that kind of was my downfall.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
A week of life and going through something grueling isn’t all that bad in retrospect.
—Abigail Wise, Outside, 17 Nov. 2025
But in retrospect, the moment has come to mean so much more than just a great performance.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for retrospect
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrospect
Noun
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Overall, these joint safety reviews demonstrate how international collaboration can help prepare regulators and developers for the deployment of SMRs.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Jan. 2026
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Board member Chris Fons proposed that the board direct Cassellius to build a budget with full inflationary raises, no cuts to health care, and a review of district contracts to find areas for savings.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The retrospection tortures her.—
Alexandra Rockey Fleming,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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In 2026, portal days are particularly important as times of self-reflection and retrospection.—
Hannah Madlener,
Glamour,
12 Dec. 2025
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Just last week, the Ohio Supreme Court had found the appellate court erred in blocking the challenge and returned it to the lower court for reconsideration.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Dec. 2025
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Many of the year’s best comedy specials share a reflective sense of mid-career reconsideration.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
3 Dec. 2025
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And listening to what people are looking for in treatment could lead not just to new medications but also to a reappraisal of old options.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
30 Dec. 2025
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More recently, the format has met something of a reappraisal.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
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This reexamination of Stratten’s life, rape, and murder casts a new light on the angel who was a centerfold.—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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One of the prosecutors, Thomas Breen, who later became a leading defense attorney, expressed misgivings about the case in the 1990s, prompting a reopening and reexamination.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Retrospect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrospect. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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