READDRESS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

readdress

verb

(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈdres

Definition of readdress

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? — 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

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The state appealed that ruling, asking the Georgia Supreme Court to find that Humphreys is not entitled to have his sentence reconsidered under the new law.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
The Hawai'i Tourism Authority (HTA) also posted an advisory late last week asking visitors to reconsider their trips.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of reconsider

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What comes next When the council publicly revisited the issue last week — for the first time in months — they were frustrated.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026
Those lawmakers pressed legislative leaders to revisit that exemption this year, and SB 954 is the resulting compromise, its proponents say.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of revisit

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Courts can also review objective legal questions, such as whether the evidence was sufficient — as Clancy’s lawyer is now asking the judge to do.

— Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Other research, reviewed in my own work, has shown that stories from our early oral traditions share similar traits to one another.

— Hannah Little, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2026

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