reexamine
verb
re·ex·am·ine
(ˌ)rē-ig-ˈza-mən 
variants
or re-examine
reexamined or re-examined; reexamining or re-examining
1
: to examine (someone or something) again especially from a different point of view
reexamine the patient/evidence
reexamining our assumptions
It's healthy, I think, to reexamine old institutions and futz with them rather than throw them out entirely.—
Majorie Ingall
Majorie IngallThe great expense is in part also a political choice that should be re-examined.—Mary Graham
Mary Graham2
law
: to question (a witness) again in a legal proceeding
Each witness is first questioned by the prosecution …, then 'cross-examined' by the defence, and then sometimes 're-examined' by the prosecution.—R. M. Jackson
R. M. JacksonExamples of reexamine in a Sentence
in light of your broken leg, we should reexamine our decision to go on a hiking vacation this summer
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Wade does a lot of pointillist deep diving in the Yale archives, seeking to reexamine both the Stein-Toklas partnership and the value of Stein’s writing.
—Daphne Merkin, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
The company also needs to reexamine its operating strategy during inclement weather and adopt a more disciplined capex framework.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Orange Lutheran reexamined the paperwork, found it had been fudged, self-reported its findings to the CIF-SS office and now is 2-6 overall going into Friday’s game against Santa Margarita.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
In March 2023, after reexamining the evidence, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) determined that Smith's death was a homicide.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
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Daphne Merkin, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
The company also needs to reexamine its operating strategy during inclement weather and adopt a more disciplined capex framework.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Orange Lutheran reexamined the paperwork, found it had been fudged, self-reported its findings to the CIF-SS office and now is 2-6 overall going into Friday’s game against Santa Margarita.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
In March 2023, after reexamining the evidence, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) determined that Smith's death was a homicide.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Reexamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reexamine. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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