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
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.
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Though she was lambasted at the time, the erotic drama has enjoyed a critical reappraisal in recent years, with fans celebrating Berkley's kinetic turn.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Yet such disparagements of artifice now need reappraisal.
—Caroline A. Jones, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2025
This form of cognitive reappraisal will reduce activity in the amygdala while increasing activity in prefrontal regions associated with executive control.
—Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Though she was lambasted at the time, the erotic drama has enjoyed a critical reappraisal in recent years, with fans celebrating Berkley's kinetic turn.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Yet such disparagements of artifice now need reappraisal.
—Caroline A. Jones, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2025
This form of cognitive reappraisal will reduce activity in the amygdala while increasing activity in prefrontal regions associated with executive control.
—Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reappraisal
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Crisafulli has since distanced himself from the pledge, backing the plan to build in the park after his new government’s own review also recommended the proposal.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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The fees in question at Monday’s meeting are for a design review application, an environmental consultant, and the city attorney’s work on development agreements, among other things.—
JOSÉ LUIS VILLEGAS,
Sacbee.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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But in retrospect, the moment has come to mean so much more than just a great performance.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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In retrospect, Minnesota Wild defenseman Daemon Hunt doesn’t necessarily think the last 12 months have been all that strange.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
6 Nov. 2025
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One of the prosecutors, Thomas Breen, who later became a leading defense attorney, expressed misgivings about the case in the 1990s, prompting a reopening and reexamination.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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Early Wednesday, Albanese told ABC that Australia’s intelligence systems would need reexamination, given the 2019 investigation into Naveed Akram.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
16 Dec. 2025
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The board asked the applicant to return with more refined renderings, reconsideration of the roof decks and more information about the design of the side yards.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Harvey might have reasoned that the arbitration should move deliberately given that both Flores and the NFL have flooded the dockets of the Southern District of New York and Second Circuit with appeals, petitions for reconsideration and other demands.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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In 2026, portal days are particularly important as times of self-reflection and retrospection.—
Hannah Madlener,
Glamour,
12 Dec. 2025
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For Paola Sasplugas the 10th anniversary of her jewelry brand PDPaola has offered a moment of retrospection.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
12 Nov. 2025
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“Reappraisal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reappraisal. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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