reevaluate
verb
re·eval·u·ate
(ˌ)rē-i-ˈval-yə-ˌwāt 
-yü-ˌāt
variants
or re-evaluate
reevaluated or re-evaluated; reevaluating or re-evaluating
: to evaluate (something or someone) again especially with regard to changes or new information
Debts force students to delay marriage, postpone children and reevaluate career choices.—
Steve Gardiner
Steve GardinerIf you are out of work, maybe this is a good time to slow down and reevaluate your priorities.—Mark Wayman
Mark WaymanThe time has come, I believe, for us to re-evaluate teaching …—Jane E. Peterson
Jane E. PetersonHe said … that council will have time later to reevaluate if the Cooksville Creek owners don't budge.—Alex McKeen
Alex McKeen
reevaluation
(ˌ)rē-i-ˌval-yə-ˈwā-shən
noun
-yü-ˈā-
or re-evaluation
plural reevaluations or re-evaluations
Intense reevaluation of the field's traditional subject matter—and also of its methods of observation and explanation—has plunged cultural anthropology into a profound state of crisis.
—Louis A. Sass
Louis A. Sass
Examples of reevaluate in a Sentence
the senator is arguing that the government needs to reevaluate its budget in light of the committee's findings
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The Education Department has pushed Columbia's accreditor, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, to reevaluate its standing.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 24 July 2025
In volatile financial markets with limited alpha in equities, investors often reevaluate buy-and-hold strategies and seek upside opportunities that may capitalize on trading volatility.
—John Bartleman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The tragic flash flooding in the Texas Hill Country at Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp in Kerrville, Texas, is causing summer camps across the U.S. to reevaluate their emergency preparedness plans—especially for extreme weather threats.
—Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
Now, 130 years later, the sermon has been reevaluated, and a new understanding of the poem has emerged.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2025
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 24 July 2025
In volatile financial markets with limited alpha in equities, investors often reevaluate buy-and-hold strategies and seek upside opportunities that may capitalize on trading volatility.
—John Bartleman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The tragic flash flooding in the Texas Hill Country at Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp in Kerrville, Texas, is causing summer camps across the U.S. to reevaluate their emergency preparedness plans—especially for extreme weather threats.
—Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
Now, 130 years later, the sermon has been reevaluated, and a new understanding of the poem has emerged.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2025
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“Reevaluate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reevaluate. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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