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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What was possible on Tuesday might be ruled out on Wednesday, only to be reconsidered on Thursday.
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Defense Priorities, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Kouri Richins has remained in Summit County Jail since her arrest, after the judge last month denied a defense motion to reconsider bail and release.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025
In a nine-page order made public Wednesday, Manhattan Magistrate Judge Ona Wang denied OpenAI’s request to reconsider her November ruling requiring the tech giant to hand over 20 million ChatGPT output logs to the media outlets.
—Molly Crane Newman, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
If true, the evidence detailed in their pre-print study may force researchers to reconsider how comets form–not only in deep space, but our own solar system.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Dec. 2025
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Defense Priorities, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Kouri Richins has remained in Summit County Jail since her arrest, after the judge last month denied a defense motion to reconsider bail and release.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025
In a nine-page order made public Wednesday, Manhattan Magistrate Judge Ona Wang denied OpenAI’s request to reconsider her November ruling requiring the tech giant to hand over 20 million ChatGPT output logs to the media outlets.
—Molly Crane Newman, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
If true, the evidence detailed in their pre-print study may force researchers to reconsider how comets form–not only in deep space, but our own solar system.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reconsider
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“Reconsider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconsider. Accessed 8 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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