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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—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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As engineers work to fix issues with the Artemis 2 mission's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, NASA officials are reexamining what flights will follow and are shaking up plans for which of those will actually land astronauts on the moon.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The program targets refugees in the state who have not yet secured permanent resident status, such as a green card, with the purpose of reexamining their legal status.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2026
Every piece of information we’re given in the first few minutes of the show has to be reexamined, from the evidence at the crime scene to characters’ go-to orders at Jamba Juice.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
As engineers work to fix issues with the Artemis 2 mission's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, NASA officials are reexamining what flights will follow and are shaking up plans for which of those will actually land astronauts on the moon.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Reexamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reexamine. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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