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 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. 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
  • India lost its review in desperation to get Wolvaardt dismissed, and then gambled with Verma’s gentle off-breakers.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Each committee meets every three years, meaning the next contemporary era ballot review will be in December 2028.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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  • Recent reexamination of those fossils by paleontologists at the University of Chicago revealed that the fossils do not contain just bones, but mummified body parts protected underneath a clay mask, according to a paper published last week in Science.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Barclays had no exposure to First Brands, but suffered a £110 million ($147 million) hit from the collapse of Tricolor, per Bloomberg, which has led to a full reexamination of its loan portfolio.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In retrospect it probably should not have been touched by sequel fever, but Hollywood at the time saw how The Godfather Part II did, and then Jaws, and just couldn’t resist.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
  • But, in retrospect, that optimism appears to have been Kremlin wishful thinking too.
    Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • After the the most recent reappraisals were done in 2023, many homeowners saw their property values shoot up ‒ by 37% in Butler County, 28% in Hamilton County and 30% in Clermont County.
    Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Though Moore ultimately lost the Best Actress trophy to Anora star Mikey Madison, the nomination was widely seen as part of a long-overdue career reappraisal.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Reconsideration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconsideration. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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