1
a
: a formal military inspection
b
: a military ceremony honoring a person or an event
3
: a general survey (as of the events of a period)
4
: an act or the process of reviewing
5
: judicial reexamination (as of the proceedings of a lower tribunal by a higher)
6
a
: a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
b
: a magazine devoted chiefly to reviews and essays
7
a
: a retrospective view or survey (as of one's life)
b(1)
: renewed study of material previously studied
(2)
: an exercise facilitating such study
8
: revue
reviewed; reviewing; reviews
1
also ˈrē-ˌvyü
: to view or see again
2
: to examine or study again
especially
: to reexamine judicially
3
: to look back on : take a retrospective view of
review the past
4
a
: to go over or examine critically or deliberately
reviewed the results of the study
b
: to give a critical evaluation of
review a novel
5
: to hold a review of
review troops
1
: to study material again : make a review
review for a test
2
: to write reviews
Examples of review in a Sentence
Noun
Changes to the building had to be made after the review by the safety inspectors.
After hours of review, the committee made its decision.
The medical records were sent to the doctor for review.
I read the book reviews in the newspaper.
The educational software was sent to teachers for review.
Verb
Scientists are reviewing the results of the study.
I need time to review the situation.
The ruling will be reviewed by the Supreme Court.
The committee reviewed the applications.
The television show will review last year's major events.
She reviewed her notes for the speech.
The television show will review last year's major events.
The biography reviewed her accomplishments.
Critics have not yet reviewed the movie.
The book was reviewed in this magazine.
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Hitting the inside wall of the backstretch, the race ended with a photo finish and a video review was used to identify the winner.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Noun
After Michelle Wolf's controversial monologue in 2018 received mixed reviews from critics, the WHCA chose historian Ron Chernow to present a speech the following year.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Hitting the inside wall of the backstretch, the race ended with a photo finish and a video review was used to identify the winner.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Review.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/review. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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review
1 of 2 noun
re·view
ri-ˈvyü 
1
: a formal inspection of troops by officers
2
: a general survey
3
: an act of looking something over especially for flaws
4
a
: a discussion by a critic of the quality of something (as a book or play)
b
: a magazine filled mostly with reviews and essays
5
a
: a look at past events
b
: a fresh study of material studied before
6
: revue
review
2 of 2 verb1
: to look at a thing again
2
: to study or examine again
review a lesson
3
: to make a formal inspection of (as troops)
4
: to discuss the quality of (as a book or play)
5
: to look back on
review one's accomplishments
reviewer
noun
Legal Definition
review
1 of 2 noun
re·view
ri-ˈvyü
: a judicial reexamination and reconsideration of the legality or constitutionality of something (as the proceedings of a lower tribunal or a legislative enactment or governmental action) see also judicial review
review
2 of 2 transitive verb
: to reexamine judicially
reviewability
noun
-ˌvyü-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē
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