reassess
verb
re·ass·ess
ˌrē-ə-ˈses 
-a-ˈses
reassessed; reassessing; reassesses
: to assess (something) again
reassess the damage
reassessed her priorities/goals/values
… had the sense to reassess their situation before making a critical error.—
Stephen Lias
Stephen Lias… some people in the community are reassessing the role of athletics at an academically poor school.—Randal C. Archibold
Randal C. Archibold
reassessment
ˌrē-ə-ˈses-mənt
noun
-a-ˈses-
plural reassessments
… recent discoveries … are forcing a reassessment of long-established theories …
—Larry Rohter
Larry Rohter
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In public life, reassess environments or routines that may drain your energy rather than restore it.
—Diane Winiarski, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s move calling for the wholesale dissolution of UNRWA adds a new layer of pressure on the U.N. and key donor nations to UNRWA (Japan and Germany) to reassess the viability of UNRWA.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The dueling actions set up a potentially volatile fight between Missouri and Platte County over residential property taxes and values, which are reassessed every odd-numbered year.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025
In Georgia, as more than 50 data centers have cropped up around Atlanta and other parts of the state, lawmakers opted to suspend data center subsidies to reassess the industry's impacts, although Gov. Brian Kemp vetoed the measure.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 30 July 2025
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Diane Winiarski, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s move calling for the wholesale dissolution of UNRWA adds a new layer of pressure on the U.N. and key donor nations to UNRWA (Japan and Germany) to reassess the viability of UNRWA.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The dueling actions set up a potentially volatile fight between Missouri and Platte County over residential property taxes and values, which are reassessed every odd-numbered year.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025
In Georgia, as more than 50 data centers have cropped up around Atlanta and other parts of the state, lawmakers opted to suspend data center subsidies to reassess the industry's impacts, although Gov. Brian Kemp vetoed the measure.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 30 July 2025
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“Reassess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassess. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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