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
Hopefully, the candidacies of Buehrle, Johan Santana and Tim Hudson will one day be reconsidered by the Modern Era Committee.
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Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
At least 600 staff positions are also being reconsidered.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
When California signals that even the most extreme acts of school violence may eventually be reconsidered and reduced, deterrence erodes — and schools become collateral damage in the process.
—Tracie Thill, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Now, more than a decade later, he’s reconsidered once again.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 17 Dec. 2025
When a party pays for an ad at the request of a candidate, the court later said in the 2001 decision being reconsidered, that expenditure has the same effect as a direct contribution to the candidate so can be regulated.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
What was possible on Tuesday might be ruled out on Wednesday, only to be reconsidered on Thursday.
—Defense Priorities, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
The state ordered the testimony be reconsidered but Kuckelman denied the prosecutors’ motion to allow the evidence just before trial began, records show.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
Advertisement Despite the lives lost and billions spent on these wars, the vice-president never reconsidered his views.
—Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 8 Nov. 2025
Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
At least 600 staff positions are also being reconsidered.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
When California signals that even the most extreme acts of school violence may eventually be reconsidered and reduced, deterrence erodes — and schools become collateral damage in the process.
—Tracie Thill, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Now, more than a decade later, he’s reconsidered once again.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 17 Dec. 2025
When a party pays for an ad at the request of a candidate, the court later said in the 2001 decision being reconsidered, that expenditure has the same effect as a direct contribution to the candidate so can be regulated.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
What was possible on Tuesday might be ruled out on Wednesday, only to be reconsidered on Thursday.
—Defense Priorities, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
The state ordered the testimony be reconsidered but Kuckelman denied the prosecutors’ motion to allow the evidence just before trial began, records show.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
Advertisement Despite the lives lost and billions spent on these wars, the vice-president never reconsidered his views.
—Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconsidered
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Team revisited this long-standing problem The research team revisited this long-standing problem using a combination of careful laboratory experiments and advanced quantum chemical calculations.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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More than two decades later, many of those questions remain unresolved, and a 2026 Investigation Discovery docuseries revisited the case in search of answers.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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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 Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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And while Connecticut’s chief fiscal watchdog didn’t call for changing state budget caps that hamper the General Assembly’s ability to solve the Medicaid dilemma, Scanlon said all solutions need to be reviewed.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Reconsidered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconsidered. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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