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. JacksonSynonyms
Examples of reexamine in a Sentence
in light of your broken leg, we should reexamine our decision to go on a hiking vacation this summer
Recent Examples on the Web
Earlier this year, the transport ministry ordered almost 90 manufacturers to reexamine their testing procedures after decades of fraud were uncovered at a pair of Toyota affiliates.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 3 June 2024
Once Upon a Time by Elizabeth Beller (Gallery Books: $30) The life and legacy of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, wife of John F. Kennedy Jr., are reexamined in this biography.
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Paperback fiction
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—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Thereafter, the entire immigration system needs to be reexamined.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
The new biopic Back to Black tries (and, in our critic's opinion, fails) to reexamine that legacy through a dramatized lens, tracing the arc of Winehouse’s upbringing, influences, successes, and struggles.
—Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 18 May 2024
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 3 June 2024
Once Upon a Time by Elizabeth Beller (Gallery Books: $30) The life and legacy of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, wife of John F. Kennedy Jr., are reexamined in this biography.
…
Paperback fiction
1.
—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Thereafter, the entire immigration system needs to be reexamined.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
The new biopic Back to Black tries (and, in our critic's opinion, fails) to reexamine that legacy through a dramatized lens, tracing the arc of Winehouse’s upbringing, influences, successes, and struggles.
—Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 18 May 2024
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“Reexamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reexamine. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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