as in review
a usually critical look at a past event
in retrospect, we should have saved more money for college
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Recent Examples of retrospect
In retrospect, Hell or High Water is a lot funnier, but there are still laughs and gallows humor in Relay.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
All the details, effort and care for positional detail made those conversations feel silly in retrospect.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Seeing the demand and the unlimited pot of money, revenue-hungry schools rushed to launch new master’s programs–some, in retrospect, of dubious value.
—Fiona Riley, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Any thoughts on that in retrospect?
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
All the details, effort and care for positional detail made those conversations feel silly in retrospect.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Seeing the demand and the unlimited pot of money, revenue-hungry schools rushed to launch new master’s programs–some, in retrospect, of dubious value.
—Fiona Riley, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Any thoughts on that in retrospect?
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrospect
Noun
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When Little Lake Lodge was built in 1994, any home with more than 15,000 square feet of livable space had to undergo a special review, according to a report by Aspen Snowmass Sotheby's Broker Tim Estin.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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Jacqueline Reckling thinks there should be a review of cases from that time, as well as the protocols that allowed Hartig to stay on the bench with her mental capacity in question.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Biden said age criticisms 'took on a life of its own' In the months since his November 2024 loss, questions over the impact of his age and perceived physical deterioration have not gone away, as the Democratic Party continues its retrospection of the defeat.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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But framing Paul American as a retrospection on labor, with the boys and their family and their lackeys gassing them up over and over, just isn’t that interesting.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2025
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There is an approach to materials — gold, gemstones, diamonds — with a radical reconsideration of the precious at its core.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Since taking office, new-ish DA Nathan Hochman has taken a much lower temperature approach to reconsideration of the Menendez case.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
21 Aug. 2025
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However, a reappraisal of the Russiagate scandal could last far beyond the current political moment and may be long overdue.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
24 July 2025
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Even after accounting for traits like rumination or reappraisal, self-distancing remained a unique predictor of emotional resilience.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The Oversight Committee has framed its inquiry as broader than a reexamination of Epstein and Maxwell.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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The conservative state Legislature, meanwhile, has repeatedly rejected bills that would have required a reexamination of their cases.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Retrospect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrospect. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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