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readdressing

verb

present participle of readdress
as in reconsidering
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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  1. reconsidering
  2. revisiting
  3. reviewing
Verb
  • Prosecutors have told lower courts that Ramey did not present any issues that would merit reconsidering the conviction.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Even the World Organization for Animal Health, whose guidelines the CFIA follows, is reconsidering how effective culls are in halting bird-flu outbreaks in a world where the next wild duck to land at a farm could trigger another one.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of reconsidering
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  • Wendy's nostalgic packaging is part of a broader trend of major restaurant chains revisiting elements of their past.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Regularly revisiting these assessments as teams evolve can provide valuable insights into how dynamics shift over time and ensure that teams remain balanced and high-performing.
    — Karla Vallecillo, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of revisiting
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  • Some simple ways to do this include improving your credit utilization ratio, either by paying down existing debt or increasing available credit, and reviewing your credit report for any mistakes.
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 23 Sep. 2026
  • After reviewing the work, Feng Zhang, a CRISPR genome-editing pioneer and professor at MIT and the Broad Institute, said the finding warrants further investigation.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of reviewing
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“Readdressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/readdressing. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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