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
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.
—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
However, if the traffic response causes a nuisance and there are complaints, the commissioners have agreed to come back to readdress the issue.
—Eplunus Colvin, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2022
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
Compliments from everyone on set helped build her self-image and forced her to readdress herself correctly.
—Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 26 Jan. 2022
Meanwhile, destinations have had a taste of what life is like without tourists, which has helped to readdress the visitor/resident balance.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 18 June 2021
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
However, if the traffic response causes a nuisance and there are complaints, the commissioners have agreed to come back to readdress the issue.
—Eplunus Colvin, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2022
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
Compliments from everyone on set helped build her self-image and forced her to readdress herself correctly.
—Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 26 Jan. 2022
Meanwhile, destinations have had a taste of what life is like without tourists, which has helped to readdress the visitor/resident balance.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 18 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for readdress
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Wheeler shared this effort stands on the shoulders of a 2023 open letter signed by over 130 female soccer players, urging FIFA to reconsider its sponsorship deal with Saudi oil company Aramco.—
Claire Poole,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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While Sanabria Tarazona’s family has remained silent out of fear Prieto has publicly denounced his detention and urged U.S. authorities to reconsider.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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It’s been a really interesting sort of experiment to revisit a character in the different phases of her life.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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The rest is history that's being revisited in the new documentary Boy George & Culture Club, premiering June 5 at the Tribeca Festival.—
Jeremy Helligar,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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For example, even Trump was shocked and in dismay when Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was allegedly considering allowing Musk into a high-level meeting to review our war plans against China, which happens to be a major source of Musk’s business.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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The remaining states -- New York, Oregon, Minnesota and Colorado -- have not yet submitted the identifiable data to CMS as part of the review, according to a public health official who has reviewed CMS' requests to the states.—
KIMBERLY KINDY,
Arkansas Online,
14 June 2025
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“Readdress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/readdress. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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