reconsideration

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 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 While many continue to rely on investment strategies that served them well over the past decade, the convergence of global trade tensions and monetary policy shifts demands a fundamental reconsideration of how wealth is built and preserved. Elie Nour, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Gruden then successfully petitioned the Supreme Court of Nevada to accept an en banc reconsideration, meaning a review by seven justices. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconsideration
Noun
  • When Little Lake Lodge was built in 1994, any home with more than 15,000 square feet of livable space had to undergo a special review, according to a report by Aspen Snowmass Sotheby's Broker Tim Estin.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Jacqueline Reckling thinks there should be a review of cases from that time, as well as the protocols that allowed Hartig to stay on the bench with her mental capacity in question.
    Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Oversight Committee has framed its inquiry as broader than a reexamination of Epstein and Maxwell.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The conservative state Legislature, meanwhile, has repeatedly rejected bills that would have required a reexamination of their cases.
    Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In retrospect, the golden girlboss era peaked right around the time of Audrey Gelman’s 2019 cover photo for Inc., the first to show a visibly pregnant CEO.
    Leslie Feinzaig, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2025
  • In retrospect, Hamas’s decision to stay out of the 2022 confrontation appears to have been a division of labor agreed upon with Islamic Jihad—one that allowed Hamas more freedom to prepare for the October 7 attacks.
    Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • However, a reappraisal of the Russiagate scandal could last far beyond the current political moment and may be long overdue.
    W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 24 July 2025
  • Even after accounting for traits like rumination or reappraisal, self-distancing remained a unique predictor of emotional resilience.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025

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“Reconsideration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconsideration. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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