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 would Kuntz have been better off keeping Delgado, who is having a solid season as a playmaker in the middle of LAFC’s midfield?
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
In retrospect, Bueckers says rushing back from that injury did more harm than good.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 5 May 2025
In retrospect, Chiarelli, former general manager of the Boston Bruins and the Oilers and current vice president of hockey operations for the St. Louis Blues, believes Carney would have been good enough to be a No. 2 goalie elsewhere in the ECAC.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Maybe that late-September drought a year ago helped, in retrospect.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
In retrospect, Bueckers says rushing back from that injury did more harm than good.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 5 May 2025
In retrospect, Chiarelli, former general manager of the Boston Bruins and the Oilers and current vice president of hockey operations for the St. Louis Blues, believes Carney would have been good enough to be a No. 2 goalie elsewhere in the ECAC.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Maybe that late-September drought a year ago helped, in retrospect.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrospect
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EW.com,
EW.com,
8 May 2025
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Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
8 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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Every intervention, rereading, and retrospection by Jameson is about the present and the wish to shape the future.—
Mark Greif,
Harper's Magazine,
26 July 2024
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Mann’s work has received a great deal of reappraisal in the last few years with many retrospectives and special screenings of his work being shown around the country, as well as new restorations being released.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
30 Mar. 2025
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Wilhoite, who's in the thick of reappraisals, declined to comment.—
Nate Rau,
Axios,
17 Mar. 2025
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But what is clear ought to cause a serious reexamination of the traditional equation of technological innovation with healthy markets for jobs.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Mar. 2011
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The women’s reexamination of their complex dad’s demons and flaws, vis-à-vis these unearthed creations, proves illuminating and poignant.—
Gary Goldstein,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Retrospect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrospect. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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