as in review
a usually critical look at a past event
the discovery of new evidence calls for a reconsideration of the case
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Recent Examples of reconsideration
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.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
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
Parties in the case will have a chance to request reconsideration.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
There is an approach to materials — gold, gemstones, diamonds — with a radical reconsideration of the precious at its core.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
Since taking office, new-ish DA Nathan Hochman has taken a much lower temperature approach to reconsideration of the Menendez case.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2025
While largely mechanical and tactical, the action coincides with a moment of broad reconsideration of the trajectory of the AI-investment theme and the assumptions underlying it.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
But Farley’s, with an all-slop menu and retro stylings, makes the most impassioned argument yet for the sloppy joe’s reconsideration.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
Candidates can seek reconsideration or appeal to our Board of Directors for a fresh review.
—Muhammad U. Faridi, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
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
Parties in the case will have a chance to request reconsideration.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
There is an approach to materials — gold, gemstones, diamonds — with a radical reconsideration of the precious at its core.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
Since taking office, new-ish DA Nathan Hochman has taken a much lower temperature approach to reconsideration of the Menendez case.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2025
While largely mechanical and tactical, the action coincides with a moment of broad reconsideration of the trajectory of the AI-investment theme and the assumptions underlying it.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
But Farley’s, with an all-slop menu and retro stylings, makes the most impassioned argument yet for the sloppy joe’s reconsideration.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
Candidates can seek reconsideration or appeal to our Board of Directors for a fresh review.
—Muhammad U. Faridi, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconsideration
Noun
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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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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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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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And listening to what people are looking for in treatment could lead not just to new medications but also to a reappraisal of old options.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
30 Dec. 2025
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More recently, the format has met something of a reappraisal.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Reconsideration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconsideration. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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