reconsidering

present participle of reconsider

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of reconsidering European countries will have to institute more fiscal reforms, reconsidering their tax and spending – including defense. David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 July 2026 For otherwise healthy mouths without an active infection, daily antiseptic rinsing may be worth reconsidering in favor of standard brushing and flossing. Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026 Enterprise CIOs are actively reallocating budgets, renegotiating contracts and reconsidering assumptions held for two decades. Daniel Keller, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 But even the wealthiest buyers are reconsidering their purchases, says Jason Gong, the founder of the watch community Complecto. Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 29 June 2026 Recent debates over healthcare, paid family leave, student debt, and affordable housing suggest that many Americans are already reconsidering the balance between private responsibility and public support. Steven Delco, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026 And there are calls for more fundamental changes, including reconsidering whether the legal mandate for six-day mail delivery is financially sustainable. Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 24 June 2026 That raises the possibility of Miami-Dade reconsidering the proposal by the two and their partners. Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026 James Kerr, who represents Monroe, made the motion to add reconsidering the vote to the agenda. Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconsidering
Verb
  • Disney’s sweet spot seems to be revisiting movies from the ’90s and early 2000s.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 July 2026
  • Confidence accelerates execution because teams spend less time revisiting unclear choices.
    Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • The new products included plugins capable of reviewing contracts and carrying out legal workflows that would once have required considerable human time.
    Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • An unpublished version of a new 17-page rule viewable in the Federal Register includes one sentence about Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security favorably reviewing applications involving MGX semiconductors and servers bound for the UAE.
    Luke Fountain, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • Fund managers are rethinking everything from fund structures and reporting to digital onboarding and investor education to make private markets easier to navigate without sacrificing diligence or transparency.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Yet rather than rethinking its approach, Australia’s government is doubling down.
    Editorial Board, Washington Post, 8 July 2026

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“Reconsidering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconsidering. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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