as in to revisit
to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal
the new intelligence forced the general to reconsider his plan of attack
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Recent Examples of reconsider
But Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is flipping the script on Democrats, telling them to reconsider the state of play after Friday morning’s voice vote.
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Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
Valerie is initially resistant to the idea, but a humiliating experience on an indie shoot has her reconsidering.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Since the report, people have begun reconsidering things named after the activist.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2026
In the past, sell-offs in Treasurys have prompted the White House to reconsider some policies.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
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Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
Valerie is initially resistant to the idea, but a humiliating experience on an indie shoot has her reconsidering.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Since the report, people have begun reconsidering things named after the activist.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2026
In the past, sell-offs in Treasurys have prompted the White House to reconsider some policies.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconsider
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His first mature photographs made during his university years revisited Scandinavian Romanticism—typified by the stormy, sublime landscapes of painters such as Johan Christian Dahl—with a sly spin.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Establish a time to revisit the plan once a year, like taxtime or the person's birthday.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Mar. 2026
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This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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But his death at the hands of the United States and Israel last month could clear a path for the regime’s hardest-line factions to rethink the ruling.—
Leila Gharagozlou,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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This spring break season offers a chance to rethink what responsible tourism looks like.—
Steve Adelstein,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Reconsider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconsider. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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