reconsideration

Definition of reconsiderationnext
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 For Part Three, however, even that concept required some reconsideration. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026 The pilot program’s opponents failed to muster the 10-vote, two-thirds majority required to send it back to the Police Commission for reconsideration. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 Not even as skilled a wordsmith as Sorkin and an actor as in control of his own talents as Whitford can offer a new take of villainy interesting enough to spur some newfound, good-faith reconsideration after all these years. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026 At a meeting in July, FDA staffers reiterated that more than half a dozen peptides brought forward for reconsideration remained unproven in terms of safety and effectiveness. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 Whether that situation sparks new policies about treatment of players with blood clots and reconsideration about flights and international travel would require negotiation by the NFL and NFLPA. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Per school district policies, the book was reviewed by the county's reconsideration committee, which is made up of nine people, including teachers and staff, parents, students and community members. — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Court records indicate that the government’s request for temporary pretrial detention was granted, subject to reconsideration. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026 All of it flows toward a reconsideration of the legend of Baba Yaga herself, who bemoans her own malignment in raspy voiceovers that open and close each chapter. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconsideration
Noun
  • Nvidia indicated that the committee will share its findings once the review concludes.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Artemi Panarin appeared to score a tying rebound goal for Los Angeles late in the second period, but it was disallowed after video review determined the Kings' zone entry had been barely offside.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The drawing wasn’t entirely unknown before its recent reexamination.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • La Gradiva takes a tragic turn in its final act that forces a reexamination of the loose, observant filmmaking that led to it.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 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
  • Given its importance, a lot of studies have looked at what’s going on in the brain when people engage in cognitive reappraisal.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The doc’s trailer shows two of four Wiggin sisters looking back on the way their father forced them to form a band, the fallout when the album was dismissed, and the surprising reappraisal of their music in recent decades.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026

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“Reconsideration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconsideration. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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