as in revisits
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 reconsiders
Joanna Scutts reconsiders Virginia Woolf’s enduring vision.
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Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
Orhan produces a haunting meditation on memory and displacement that reconsiders the meaning of liberation.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
As the tourney wraps up and he’s visited by the ghost of his mentor Ser Arlan of Pennytree (Danny Webb), Dunk soon reconsiders and decides to take Egg away from the malevolent influence of his Targaryen family.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
With the tension finally diffused, Ainsley reconsiders her decision and chooses to give dorm life another shot.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
Now, that order will remain in effect as the court reconsiders.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
That push comes as Meta reconsiders its open-source stance and Chinese labs flood the market with models designed to be flexible and widely adopted.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
Just before the film's climax, the girls ultimately get their wish, as Eric reconsiders his ties to Anna and her family and decides to break off the engagement.
—EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
Orhan produces a haunting meditation on memory and displacement that reconsiders the meaning of liberation.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
As the tourney wraps up and he’s visited by the ghost of his mentor Ser Arlan of Pennytree (Danny Webb), Dunk soon reconsiders and decides to take Egg away from the malevolent influence of his Targaryen family.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
With the tension finally diffused, Ainsley reconsiders her decision and chooses to give dorm life another shot.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
Now, that order will remain in effect as the court reconsiders.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
That push comes as Meta reconsiders its open-source stance and Chinese labs flood the market with models designed to be flexible and widely adopted.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
Just before the film's climax, the girls ultimately get their wish, as Eric reconsiders his ties to Anna and her family and decides to break off the engagement.
—EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconsiders
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Produced by Jeff Rosenstock, the new album from ex-Cayetana songwriter Augusta Koch revisits her old band’s punky power-pop with hard-hitting lyrics about self-improvement and communal uplift.—
Tatiana Tenreyro,
Pitchfork,
20 Mar. 2026
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Like actual bedtime stories at a sleepover, or campfire ghost stories repeated with a flashlight under your chin, Bedtime Stories creates images that can lodge in your brain for a decade and hold up to revisits.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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The all-volunteer Planning Commission considers matters related to land-use planning and development, implements the city’s general plan, reviews development applications and serves as an intermediary between the public and the City Council.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Clarendon Hills has fared well previously in rankings by Niche, an online site that reviews and ranks communities and schools across the country.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Reconsiders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconsiders. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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