reappraise
verb
re·ap·praise
(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈprāz 
reappraised; reappraising; reappraises
: to appraise (something) again : to reevaluate the amount, value, or significance of
… suggests that wine owners have their collections reappraised every few years …—
Steve Heimoff
Steve Heimoffa critical essay that reappraises the director's early films
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After Pet Sounds, a string of vastly less popular albums—some of them containing breathtaking songs, with many of them favorably reappraised in later years—followed in the 1970s.
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 12 June 2025
In Gilbert’s hands, reappraising the decade from a feminist perspective is more an exercise in cataloguing than in analysis: the ideology of the era is not subtle, and its narratives don’t need decoding.
—Dayna Tortorici, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
And the steps of Jalal’s therapy are as follows:
Cognitively reappraise the meaning of the attack.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
After Twin Peaks was canceled in its second season, Lynch returned to the Pacific Northwest with Fire Walk With Me, which was considered a box office and critical failure upon release, but has since been reappraised (and gotten the Criterion Collection treatment).
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
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Corey Seymour, Vogue, 12 June 2025
In Gilbert’s hands, reappraising the decade from a feminist perspective is more an exercise in cataloguing than in analysis: the ideology of the era is not subtle, and its narratives don’t need decoding.
—Dayna Tortorici, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
And the steps of Jalal’s therapy are as follows:
Cognitively reappraise the meaning of the attack.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
After Twin Peaks was canceled in its second season, Lynch returned to the Pacific Northwest with Fire Walk With Me, which was considered a box office and critical failure upon release, but has since been reappraised (and gotten the Criterion Collection treatment).
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
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“Reappraise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reappraise. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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