as in review
a usually critical look at a past event
teachers are undertaking a reappraisal of the current grading system, as the consensus is that A's have been given out too easily of late
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Recent Examples of reappraisal
More recently, the format has met something of a reappraisal.
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
There's been a reappraisal of nostalgic American folk decor as of late by young, urbane tastemakers, but the look never really went away.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Nov. 2025
This is most obvious in the image of Perfidia, a tornado of energetic reappraisal and erotic possibility.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
The performances of Arsenal in 2003-04 (90 points, no defeats) and Chelsea in 2004-05 (95 points, one defeat) and 2005-06 (91 points, five defeats) forced a serious reappraisal.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
There's been a reappraisal of nostalgic American folk decor as of late by young, urbane tastemakers, but the look never really went away.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Nov. 2025
This is most obvious in the image of Perfidia, a tornado of energetic reappraisal and erotic possibility.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
The performances of Arsenal in 2003-04 (90 points, no defeats) and Chelsea in 2004-05 (95 points, one defeat) and 2005-06 (91 points, five defeats) forced a serious reappraisal.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reappraisal
Noun
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The three-way pact is scheduled for joint review starting July 1.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Tutorials, recommendations, reviews, and get-ready-with-me chats were content staples.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Economists say productivity is usually understood better in retrospect, but Greenspan concluded that policymakers should let the economy run hot because anecdotes all pointed to strong productivity aided by the internet.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Should including that card knock off, say, the 1954 rookie Al Kaline, which only became an iconic and valuable card in retrospect?—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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In recent years, the reality show underwent a contemporary reexamination in the age of social media, with fans reigniting conversations about controversial elements of the show, such as shoots that darkened models' skin to portray different ethnicities, body-shaming panelists, and more.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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An attorney for a man convicted of assaulting the federal immigration officer who later killed Minneapolis resident Renée Good is planning to ask for a new trial, contending that the fatal shooting calls for a reexamination of the earlier case and whether proper training was followed.—
Arelis R. Hernández,
Washington Post,
6 Feb. 2026
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Karr made a reconsideration motion Wednesday, but the motion failed 16-17 with two senators absent.—
Joshua Haiar & Seth Tupper,
States Newsroom,
19 Feb. 2026
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But rather than allow that foundational genre of American music to languish in novelty, Ragger urge a reconsideration of ragtime’s entrenched perception as pure whimsy.—
Aly Eleanor,
Pitchfork,
19 Feb. 2026
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The system also supports global retrospection.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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The retrospection tortures her.—
Alexandra Rockey Fleming,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Reappraisal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reappraisal. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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