as in to reconsider
to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal
the Senate will readdress pending gun control legislation in their next session
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Recent Examples of readdress
Could that mean a shock omission of Vinicius Jr to readdress the balance that is lacking?
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Mark Carey,
New York Times,
30 May 2026
During this week's episode of The Kardashians, Disick, 42, and Khloé Kardashian readdress his comments from a previous episode about moving to New York.
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Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
At the moment, the city of Provo has not indicated any plans to reconsider or readdress the issue, and the classes remain canceled.
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Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
The best thing to do is to slow down, review and then readdress a new plan of action.
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Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
24 Nov. 2024
The board will readdress the vote on new updates to its policy on controversial issues in May.
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Ben Terzi,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Mar. 2024
Some legislators have called for a special session to readdress the issue.
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Stacy Ryburn,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2023
That stanza took a bit of conceptual work, too, since the natural tendency would have been to readdress the girl in front of the protagonist.
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Tom Roland,
Billboard,
25 May 2022
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
30 May 2026
During this week's episode of The Kardashians, Disick, 42, and Khloé Kardashian readdress his comments from a previous episode about moving to New York.
—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
At the moment, the city of Provo has not indicated any plans to reconsider or readdress the issue, and the classes remain canceled.
—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
The best thing to do is to slow down, review and then readdress a new plan of action.
—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
24 Nov. 2024
The board will readdress the vote on new updates to its policy on controversial issues in May.
—
Ben Terzi,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Mar. 2024
Some legislators have called for a special session to readdress the issue.
—
Stacy Ryburn,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2023
That stanza took a bit of conceptual work, too, since the natural tendency would have been to readdress the girl in front of the protagonist.
—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
25 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for readdress
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Israel and Turkey were once close allies, but relations soured during the rise of Turkey’s Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, leading Israel to reconsider its position.
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Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvèdre remain the backbone of the reds in most wineries, but the historic dominance of Syrah is being reconsidered, since warmer seasons amplify its power and alcohol.
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The cast reunited to appear in McCarthy’s 2024 documentary Brats, revisiting the cultural phenomenon known as the Brat Pack, the young actors who frequently appeared together in teen coming-of-age films of the ’80s.
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The Baltimore Sun revisits the Fourth of July in 1981, the first year of Ronald Reagan’s presidency, as part of America’s 250th birthday celebration.
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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.
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Details of the letter and other correspondence were described to The Times by two district sources who reviewed the document.
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