as in assessing
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 reassessing
So the Emirati decision makers have begun reassessing Israel as a threat to regional stability increasingly on par with Iran.
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Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Many brands are reassessing their investments, seeking long-lasting returns in brand equity and resilience over short-term acquisition spikes and vanity metrics.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Qatar ‘reassessing’ mediation Shortly after the strike, Al-Thani had told reporters that Qatar would not be deterred in its mediation efforts.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The incident comes at a time when Sweden is reassessing its relationship with wind power.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Coming over directly from Venice for its North American premiere will be Noah Baumbach’s story of a movie star reassessing his life in Jay Kelly.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
By reassessing resource allocation, Neom takes a proactive approach to stay in line with its ambitious long-term objectives.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
As baby boomers age and begin dying, their adult children are reassessing their own wishes.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
This means recalibrating savings goals, reassessing retirement timelines, and revisiting insurance and housing needs.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Many brands are reassessing their investments, seeking long-lasting returns in brand equity and resilience over short-term acquisition spikes and vanity metrics.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Qatar ‘reassessing’ mediation Shortly after the strike, Al-Thani had told reporters that Qatar would not be deterred in its mediation efforts.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The incident comes at a time when Sweden is reassessing its relationship with wind power.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Coming over directly from Venice for its North American premiere will be Noah Baumbach’s story of a movie star reassessing his life in Jay Kelly.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
By reassessing resource allocation, Neom takes a proactive approach to stay in line with its ambitious long-term objectives.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
As baby boomers age and begin dying, their adult children are reassessing their own wishes.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
This means recalibrating savings goals, reassessing retirement timelines, and revisiting insurance and housing needs.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassessing
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Instead the county was mainly assessing which funding streams would be affected by the shutdown, and developing contingency plans.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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For businesses, assessing the actual costs of climate change was too difficult to measure and the damages seemed too far out.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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How Data Is Collected The company, which has been evaluating hospitals in pediatric specialty care for almost 20 years, collects and analyzes over 1,000 data points per hospital annually.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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In the contemporary gas price market, analysis experts have used a $3-per-gallon price point as a reasonable cost when evaluating the affordability of nationwide gas prices.—
washinton examiner staff,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Reassessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassessing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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