as in revisited
to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal
the new intelligence forced the general to reconsider his plan of attack
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Recent Examples of reconsidered
That agreement expired in June, but the sensors have remained active while city leaders reconsidered next steps.
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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Everything from Vikings, the Black Death, and Charlemagne are reconsidered.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
The legal fight in West Virginia is happening as school vaccine mandates are being reconsidered in some states.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Such disruption happened with the emergence of the internet and mobile phones and social media that reconsidered the meaning of intimacy, closeness and isolation.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
But nearly three years removed from injury, Keith and the team reconsidered.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Under these changes, individuals who committed offenses as young adults can now be reconsidered for release, even if they were originally condemned to life without parole.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
And the studio wisely reconsidered.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
That’s what has been happening in European countries that have reconsidered these treatments.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024
Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Everything from Vikings, the Black Death, and Charlemagne are reconsidered.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
The legal fight in West Virginia is happening as school vaccine mandates are being reconsidered in some states.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Such disruption happened with the emergence of the internet and mobile phones and social media that reconsidered the meaning of intimacy, closeness and isolation.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
But nearly three years removed from injury, Keith and the team reconsidered.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Under these changes, individuals who committed offenses as young adults can now be reconsidered for release, even if they were originally condemned to life without parole.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
And the studio wisely reconsidered.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
That’s what has been happening in European countries that have reconsidered these treatments.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconsidered
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Intake criteria must also be revisited regularly, since court rulings and scientific evidence evolve, changing who truly qualifies.—
Arnold Sotelo,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Lolita, perhaps because of its taboo subject matter, is a book that begs to be revisited.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Sanders denies his company made tianeptine products, though another former employee also claims in court documents that Shaman Botanicals sold tianeptine, and FDA reports reviewed by The Star list Shaman Botanicals as a distributor of a tianeptine product that was later recalled.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Reconsidered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconsidered. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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