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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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
In 2022, authorities formed a new multi-agency task force to reexamine the case.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
Sexual Assault Kit Initiative in 2021 and 2023, allowing previously untested evidence to be reexamined.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 12 June 2026
The case went unresolved before investigators reexamined the evidence using advances in genetic genealogy.
—Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for reexamine
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“Reexamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reexamine. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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