as in to assess
to think about (something) again in order to decide whether to change your opinion or judgment of it
The doctor reassessed the injury. She convinced him to reassess the issue.
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Recent Examples of reassess
Modular, multi‑segment vehicle Jacquet’s concept emerged as France was being liberated and reassessing the limits of contemporary armored warfare.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
The Sheriff's Office will reassess road conditions and snow levels later this morning.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Jan. 2026
During filming, the actors worked their way through the story, shooting 12 hours a day and constantly reassessing the fate of their characters.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
Homes that substantially exceed their original footprint or value will still be reassessed.
—Jeffrey Prang, Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
The Sheriff's Office will reassess road conditions and snow levels later this morning.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Jan. 2026
During filming, the actors worked their way through the story, shooting 12 hours a day and constantly reassessing the fate of their characters.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
Homes that substantially exceed their original footprint or value will still be reassessed.
—Jeffrey Prang, Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassess
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In the late 1990s, psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen developed a new metric for assessing human mental and emotional conditions, albeit indirectly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The State Department has four travel advisory levels to help travelers assess safety risks before visiting other countries.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Education Department encouraged borrowers to use the collections pause as an opportunity to evaluate their options for getting their student loans out of default, and noted that negative credit reporting associated with the defaulted loans would continue.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Chiefs will receive a perspective absent the natural bias that comes with evaluating yourself.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Brooklyn Beckham feud with his parents has made people reevaluate not just what has happened between them the last few months, but what people have said about each party—and particularly David and Victoria Beckham.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
22 Jan. 2026
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Since the article's publication, three Arizona cities have directed their police departments to reevaluate their programs and the attorney general has scheduled public forums to discuss the consequences when cities implement them.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Reassess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassess. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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