reconsider
verb
re·con·sid·er
ˌrē-kən-ˈsi-dər 
reconsidered; reconsidering; reconsiders
: to consider again especially with a view to changing or reversing
: to consider something again
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Examples of reconsider in a Sentence
She refused to reconsider her decision not to loan us the money.
Local opposition has forced the company to reconsider building a new warehouse here.
We hope you will reconsider.
Recent Examples on the Web
About 20 Democratic lawmakers have publicly called on Biden to step aside, creating an intraparty windstorm as the party actively reconsider their presidential ticket just weeks ahead of the nominating convention.
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Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 July 2024
More than 76,000 people signed an online petition calling for the network to reconsider.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
The village had not, as of Thursday, asked the court to reconsider its June 20 decision, according to attorneys for one man who died and another who was severely injured in the 2016 crash involving Dolton police.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2024
In the 1950s, after the 1939 publication of her novel Moses, Man of the Mountain, Hurston wrote The Life of Herod the Great as a continuation, which reconsiders the life of the Biblical figure of the same name.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
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Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 July 2024
More than 76,000 people signed an online petition calling for the network to reconsider.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
The village had not, as of Thursday, asked the court to reconsider its June 20 decision, according to attorneys for one man who died and another who was severely injured in the 2016 crash involving Dolton police.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2024
In the 1950s, after the 1939 publication of her novel Moses, Man of the Mountain, Hurston wrote The Life of Herod the Great as a continuation, which reconsiders the life of the Biblical figure of the same name.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
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“Reconsider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconsider. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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reconsider
verb
re·con·sid·er
ˌrē-kən-ˈsid-ər
: to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal
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