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as in retrospect
a usually critical look at a past event
a review of yesterday's football game gave us a lot of good ideas on how to improve for the next one
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as in inspection
a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition
took the car to her mechanic for a complete mechanical review before she decided to sell it
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as in book
a publication that appears at regular intervals
had his poetry published in a literary review
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as in critique
an essay evaluating or analyzing something
a harsh movie review of an expected summer blockbuster
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as in alteration
the act, process, or result of making different
the company decided that the 100-year-old office building could use a review
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as in to revisit
to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal
since we can't follow that plan, we'll have to review our options and decide on something else
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as in to examine
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
a consultant was brought in to review our security procedures
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Recent Examples of review
Paul Brett, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2025
It’s been purchased more than 2,000 times in the past month and has more than 1,100 five-star reviews.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Nov. 2025
Katie Rife, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
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—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2025
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Noun
In our Unistellar eQuinox 2 review, optics expert Jase Parnell-Brookes gave the Unistellar an impressive four and a half stars out of five.
—Paul Brett, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2025
It’s been purchased more than 2,000 times in the past month and has more than 1,100 five-star reviews.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
Despite that amazing — and very ’80s — cast, The Bride was poorly reviewed upon its release, and has since fallen into obscurity.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
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—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for review
Noun
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But in retrospect, the moment has come to mean so much more than just a great performance.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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In retrospect, Minnesota Wild defenseman Daemon Hunt doesn’t necessarily think the last 12 months have been all that strange.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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To search the restaurant inspections, type in a keyword or restaurant name.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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Dropped meat that went from floor to refrigerator and a McDonald’s with bugs close to food were among the 10 South Florida restaurants that failed state inspection last week.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Another surprise is the stealth-like performance of Regretting You, the adaptation of the Colleen Hoover book.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Nov. 2025
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Set on Christmas Eve, this adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg's beloved 1985 children's book follows a young boy whose waning belief in Santa Claus is reinvigorated after hopping on a magical train to the North Pole.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The other side of this has been the money in the industry’s pivot first to cheaper talk shows, which don’t innovate enough to merit much critique, and now to a second pivot to turn those interview shows into video series, which makes podcasts more friendly on TikTok and Instagram and YouTube.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Many of the comments also came from adult children of immigrant parents—raised on a steady diet of love expressed as critique–who felt seen in her story.—
Lynda Lin Grigsby,
Parents,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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No team recovered more points (23) after going behind than Liverpool last season, as Slot showed his prowess with clever tweaks and alterations.—
The Athletic's Liverpool staff,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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The automaker has experimented with the body style, creating several trims that make dramatic alterations to the small truck's design and characteristics.—
Charles Singh,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Supreme Court on Monday denied a bid from former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis to appeal her $100,000 damages suit and get the justices to revisit the landmark 2015 decision in Obergefell v Hodges.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
10 Nov. 2025
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His record suggests support for limiting state enforcement in expressive contexts without revisiting the underlying right to marry.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Some of the sites that CNN examined have less obvious visual clues tying them to missile production.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The researchers focused on lithium aluminum alloys and examined how lithium ions navigate two internal phases, known as the lithium-rich beta phase and the lithium-poor alpha phase.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Though the new album deals in retrospection, the group continues moving forward.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
30 Oct. 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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