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
  • Beatrice is not the only person reconsidering the nastiness of the proceedings; a series of small incidents leads Morgan to question Cathcarts’ cruelty.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
  • While many people are moving forward with trips to Paris to see the Steelers play the Saints, there are some fans reconsidering amid civil unrest.
    — Lauren Linder, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of reconsidering
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  • The Sun’s meeting with retrograde Mercury favors revisiting the purpose before adding another task.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 4 Nov. 2026
  • For some people, this is enough to keep them from revisiting the same time-sucking sites and apps.
    — Jane Miller, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of revisiting
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  • The official also told Reuters that Washington was reviewing the proposal but ​declined to provide further details.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The pipeline also generated candidate patches, with human security researchers reviewing the findings before they were reported to maintainers.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of reviewing
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