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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Cassidy strenuously urged Bhattacharya not to waste NIH dollars reexamining whether there's a link between standard childhood vaccines and autism.
—CBS News, 25 Mar. 2025
Dayton’s Bluff is one of six schools in St. Paul Public Schools taking part in a multi-year district campaign to increase enrollment that includes extensive marketing efforts and reexamining how schools connect with families.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
Leaders need to be bolder and brighter and reexamine and connect the business equation as a central catalyst for change.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
That stance has changed somewhat as the GOP reexamines how its policies affect ordinary people.
—Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Mar. 2025
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CBS News, 25 Mar. 2025
Dayton’s Bluff is one of six schools in St. Paul Public Schools taking part in a multi-year district campaign to increase enrollment that includes extensive marketing efforts and reexamining how schools connect with families.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
Leaders need to be bolder and brighter and reexamine and connect the business equation as a central catalyst for change.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
That stance has changed somewhat as the GOP reexamines how its policies affect ordinary people.
—Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Reexamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reexamine. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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