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
  • Shah said Clancy later agreed her mental health should be stabilized before reconsidering the request.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Today, however, more and more schools are reconsidering how technology fits into teaching and learning, with many districts establishing clearer expectations about when technology should be used, for what purpose and at what ages.
    — Janice Mak, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
Definition of reconsidering
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  • Rodgers devoted much of the interview to revisiting his COVID vaccination saga and suggesting unvaccinated players weren’t treated fairly during that time.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Sorrell, who studied economics at Cambridge, says that Keynes’s essay is worth revisiting.
    — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of revisiting
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  • Police are reviewing surveillance video in an effort to identify the shooter.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, these applications often land as inauthentic and induce eye-rolling from those reviewing them.
    — Brennan Barnard, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of reviewing
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