as in to reconsider
to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal
in light of your broken leg, we should reexamine our decision to go on a hiking vacation this summer
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Recent Examples of reexamine
The media framing of Katrina coverage became the case study for racial stereotyping and bias, forcing society to reexamine the implications of misrepresentation and the lack of media ethics.
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Cierra Chenier, Essence, 15 Apr. 2025
Cassidy strenuously urged Bhattacharya not to waste NIH dollars reexamining whether there's a link between standard childhood vaccines and autism.
—CBS News, 25 Mar. 2025
Dayton’s Bluff is one of six schools in St. Paul Public Schools taking part in a multi-year district campaign to increase enrollment that includes extensive marketing efforts and reexamining how schools connect with families.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
Leaders need to be bolder and brighter and reexamine and connect the business equation as a central catalyst for change.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Cierra Chenier, Essence, 15 Apr. 2025
Cassidy strenuously urged Bhattacharya not to waste NIH dollars reexamining whether there's a link between standard childhood vaccines and autism.
—CBS News, 25 Mar. 2025
Dayton’s Bluff is one of six schools in St. Paul Public Schools taking part in a multi-year district campaign to increase enrollment that includes extensive marketing efforts and reexamining how schools connect with families.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
Leaders need to be bolder and brighter and reexamine and connect the business equation as a central catalyst for change.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reexamine
Verb
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But when Natalie died, in 2018, the writer reconsidered that vow.—
Sophia Stewart,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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By Monday, Nvidia, the biggest supplier of AI GPU chips, lost almost $600 billion in market value as investors started reconsidering their options.—
Daniel Keller,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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If one partner needs space and the other needs closeness, find a middle ground, like agreeing to revisit the conversation after a short break.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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The more significant one for hardcore fans is after the credits finish, revisiting the characters some time after the movie ends and setting up future Marvel films.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Most players who aren’t reviewing the game should feel comfortable skipping these scenes and getting back to the action as quickly as possible.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
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For the study, published in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, scientists reviewed more than a dozen previous papers, including data on nearly 6,000 distance runners.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
9 May 2025
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“Reexamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reexamine. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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