retrospection
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Definition of retrospection
: the act or process or an instance of surveying the past
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Synonyms
reappraisal, reconsideration, reexamination, retrospect, review
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The plot of Solo depends heavily on how valuable natural resources can be and how those in power can monopolize (and potentially deplete) them, but retrospection on those facts or sequences exploring the consequences barely comes up. — Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica, "Solo film review: Best when it embraces its favorite action-movie urges," 24 May 2018 This year marks the 75th anniversary — a time of remembrance and retrospection as the veterans of that war depart us and our national memory fades. — Nancy Lord, Alaska Dispatch News, "Remembering a Garfield classic, ‘Thousand-Mile War’," 9 Sep. 2017 With the benefit of retrospection, Lundgren recalled experiencing a considerable range of emotions on his way back to being 100 percent. — Steve Reaven, chicagotribune.com, "Buffalo Grove's John Lundgren pitches his way past two knee injuries," 28 May 2017 Yet even his approach to retrospection feels groundbreaking. — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, "John Cale’s Inventive Retrospection," 30 Jan. 2017 That cinematic poem, set in Liverpool during the years after World War II, celebrates the life-sustaining power of retrospection as a bulwark against despair in a grimy industrial environment. — Stephen Holden, New York Times, "Review: ‘Sunset Song’ Shows a Woman’s True Grit," 12 May 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'retrospection.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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retrospection
noun
English Language Learners Definition of retrospection
: the act of thinking about the past or something that happened in the past
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