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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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
The manhunt and its aftermath left campuses nationwide reexamining safety measures, as investigators worked to retrace Neves-Valente’s movements using surveillance video, public tips and physical evidence.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Residents urged supervisors to shut down the project altogether, rather than reexamining it.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 26 Dec. 2025
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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
The manhunt and its aftermath left campuses nationwide reexamining safety measures, as investigators worked to retrace Neves-Valente’s movements using surveillance video, public tips and physical evidence.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Residents urged supervisors to shut down the project altogether, rather than reexamining it.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Reexamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reexamine. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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