reexamination
noun
re·ex·am·i·na·tion
(ˌ)rē-ig-ˌza-mə-ˈnā-shən 
variants
or re-examination
plural reexaminations or re-examinations
1
: the act or process of examining something again especially from a different viewpoint
… force a critical reexamination of the premises and standards of existing scholarly work.—
Joan W. Scott
Joan W. Scott2
law
a
: the act or process of examining a witness in a court of law after the witness has been cross-examined : redirect examination
b
: the review by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of the validity of a patent being questioned on the basis of prior art
In another type of proceedings, called reexamination, the challenger can trigger rejection of the patent by producing new evidence of prior art …—Erik Larson
Erik LarsonExamples of reexamination in a Sentence
the safety board's reexamination of the accident to see if it could have been prevented
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—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent reexamination of those fossils by paleontologists at the University of Chicago revealed that the fossils do not contain just bones, but mummified body parts protected underneath a clay mask, according to a paper published last week in Science.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025
In 2001, Mignini reopened the case as part of his reexamination of the Monster of Florence, alleging that Narducci belonged to a satanic sect behind the killings.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
To Wood, Noah’s departure and the show’s recalibration aligned with his own reexamination of his goals.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent reexamination of those fossils by paleontologists at the University of Chicago revealed that the fossils do not contain just bones, but mummified body parts protected underneath a clay mask, according to a paper published last week in Science.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025
In 2001, Mignini reopened the case as part of his reexamination of the Monster of Florence, alleging that Narducci belonged to a satanic sect behind the killings.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
To Wood, Noah’s departure and the show’s recalibration aligned with his own reexamination of his goals.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reexamination
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“Reexamination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reexamination. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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