Definition of reappraisalnext
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 Critical to the commission was also that the city review and align its methodology and reappraisal schedule for both residential piers and mooring permits so that both user groups are treated equitably. Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 27 May 2026 During each year at least 11 of the 100 counties are conducting a county wide reappraisal. Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026 Once beloved, Miasma fell from grace over the years thanks to a series of shitty sequels plus later generations’ reappraisal of the films’ blatant misogyny and transphobia. Rachel Handler, Vulture, 14 May 2026 Almost all of the studies treated reappraisal as a one-step process. Christian Waugh, The Conversation, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for reappraisal
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Noun
  • The amendments will not go through the standard committee review and there will be no public record of who demanded the changes, or why.
    Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Carr asserted that the timing was a coincidence and the license review was related to his DEI probe.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In retrospect, this sounds like foreshadowing … or at least a good omen.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • What created the album’s alchemy is more obvious in retrospect.
    Natalie Weiner, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • This will be the latest modern reexamination of the Bobbitts’ case.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Siri and Kennedy have for years called for a reexamination of the process for seeking compensation for vaccine injuries.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Noun
  • In a broader sense, though, the end-of-life-doula movement can be seen as the latest chapter in a societal reconsideration of death that has been under way for more than fifty years.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The 2021 legal settlement that locked in test-blind status expired in spring 2025, opening the door to the first reconsideration of the policy since the pandemic.
    Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Presidential legacy in the United States is no longer defined solely through retrospection and archival preservation.
    Andre Dowell, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • Frisell will turn 75 on March 18, midway through his current tour, and retrospection is a constant throughout In My Dreams.
    Archie Forde, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026

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“Reappraisal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reappraisal. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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