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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Now, weeks after the court’s decision, cities are reexamining their local ordinances, judges are altering their courtroom advisements of defendants, and defense attorneys and prosecutors are negotiating plea agreements in an entirely different landscape.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
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The board instead approved a resolution to reexamine current campus spaces, angering some parents.
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—Max Rego, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2025
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Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
ProPublica, in a 2023 story, reexamined the incident, the legal presumptions, the background of the men and Stingley’s father’s relentless legal campaign to bring the men into court.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 16 Jan. 2026
The board instead approved a resolution to reexamine current campus spaces, angering some parents.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026
The administration began reexamining green cards linked to 19 countries, including Somalia, after two West Virginia National Guard members were shot outside a metro station blocks from the White House.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Reexamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reexamine. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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