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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
  • As law firms are forced to adjust their models, their leaders are also reconsidering their place in the industry.
    — Logan Brown, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Many consumers are reconsidering electric vehicles with gas prices topping $4 per gallon in most of the country due to the ongoing war in Iran.
    — Keith Laing, USA Today, 15 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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