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
This year’s reappraisal sets a new record-high for the second time since 2017.
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Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Tarrant County Appraisal District Rep. Chris Turner, a Grand Prairie Democrat, filed three bills addressing a policy by the Tarrant Appraisal District’s board of directors to conduct reappraisals every other year, rather than annually.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
Here's what to know about the property reappraisal process.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Mar. 2025
Beyond being able to view things rationally, cognitive reappraisal also offers you and your partner the time to cool off when a disagreement becomes heated.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
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Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Tarrant County Appraisal District Rep. Chris Turner, a Grand Prairie Democrat, filed three bills addressing a policy by the Tarrant Appraisal District’s board of directors to conduct reappraisals every other year, rather than annually.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
Here's what to know about the property reappraisal process.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Mar. 2025
Beyond being able to view things rationally, cognitive reappraisal also offers you and your partner the time to cool off when a disagreement becomes heated.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reappraisal
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The Cowboys did just that, as the team returned to the facility on Monday to apply some final touches to their review on their narrow 24-20 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles last Thursday before looking ahead to their home opener against the New York Giants on Sunday afternoon.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025
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In retrospect, the golden girlboss era peaked right around the time of Audrey Gelman’s 2019 cover photo for Inc., the first to show a visibly pregnant CEO.—
Leslie Feinzaig,
Fortune,
27 Aug. 2025
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In retrospect, Hamas’s decision to stay out of the 2022 confrontation appears to have been a division of labor agreed upon with Islamic Jihad—one that allowed Hamas more freedom to prepare for the October 7 attacks.—
Leila Seurat,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Aug. 2025
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The Oversight Committee has framed its inquiry as broader than a reexamination of Epstein and Maxwell.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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The conservative state Legislature, meanwhile, has repeatedly rejected bills that would have required a reexamination of their cases.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
25 Aug. 2025
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There is an approach to materials — gold, gemstones, diamonds — with a radical reconsideration of the precious at its core.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Since taking office, new-ish DA Nathan Hochman has taken a much lower temperature approach to reconsideration of the Menendez case.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
21 Aug. 2025
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Biden said age criticisms 'took on a life of its own' In the months since his November 2024 loss, questions over the impact of his age and perceived physical deterioration have not gone away, as the Democratic Party continues its retrospection of the defeat.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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But framing Paul American as a retrospection on labor, with the boys and their family and their lackeys gassing them up over and over, just isn’t that interesting.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Reappraisal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reappraisal. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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