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 North Texas school and city representatives warned of millions in possible financial losses without annual reappraisals. Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025 Every-other-year reappraisals could also mean more frequent, if smaller, tax increases for property owners. Nate Rau, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025 The course teaches eight skills, including gratitude, savoring and positive reappraisal, which is the ability to see the bright side of a situation. Allison Aubrey, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025 The sale will prompt a reappraisal of value and creative labor. Gerui Wang, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reappraisal
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Noun
  • Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 21 May 2025
  • On another popular trail, Devil’s Bridge in Arizona, one hiker shared a review of their experience of waiting over 30 minutes to take a picture from a specific overlook.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2025
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  • The Orioles got what in retrospect were career seasons from journeymen pitchers to bolster their young line-up that the league had not yet figured out how to handle.
    Paul Bledsoe, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2025
  • In retrospect Biden should have done a James K. Polk, who didn’t seek a second term.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
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  • Weighing a potential clemency for the brothers from their 1996 sentence of life without parole, Newsom in late February ordered the assessment as part of an overall reexamination of the case.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The outcome of that reexamination seems preordained.
    Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 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
  • 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 29 May. 2025.

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