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
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.
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Consider, then, using this week's Fed rate cut news as a motivation to reconsider your purchase and refinance options.
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
The uncertainty surrounding these programs could inhibit companies looking to diversify operations into these burgeoning textile and apparel production areas and prompt those already engaged in doing business there to reconsider their long-term strategies, the group has said.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 10 Dec. 2025
When a party pays for an ad at the request of a candidate, the court later said in the 2001 decision being reconsidered, that expenditure has the same effect as a direct contribution to the candidate so can be regulated.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
Last month, the full appeals court declined a request from lawyers for the migrants to reconsider the panel's decision, effectively sending the case back to Boasberg.
—Steve Thompson The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 7 Dec. 2025
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
The uncertainty surrounding these programs could inhibit companies looking to diversify operations into these burgeoning textile and apparel production areas and prompt those already engaged in doing business there to reconsider their long-term strategies, the group has said.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 10 Dec. 2025
When a party pays for an ad at the request of a candidate, the court later said in the 2001 decision being reconsidered, that expenditure has the same effect as a direct contribution to the candidate so can be regulated.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
Last month, the full appeals court declined a request from lawyers for the migrants to reconsider the panel's decision, effectively sending the case back to Boasberg.
—Steve Thompson The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Reconsider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconsider. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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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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