as in review
a usually critical look at a past event
the safety board's reexamination of the accident to see if it could have been prevented
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Recent Examples of reexamination
The Simpsons’s 2020s Renaissance has been defined by bigger swings, higher concepts, trolling, near complete disregard for canon, and a reexamination, if not deconstruction, of the show’s character: All of these elements are operating at a maximum for this modern masterpiece.
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Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
And just like Kelly might not be here if not for the injuries and struggles that led to a total reexamination of his game, Flaherty might not be here without the calluses of two-plus seasons spent chasing his former self.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 12 July 2024
Yet the inertial power of long-standing security arrangements and the drift of events in the region have effectively foreclosed any serious reexamination of the fundamentals of U.S.–Egyptian ties.
—Michael Wahid Hanna, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2024
The reexamination of the case came more than 35 years after the fatal shooting of Jose and Kitty Menendez in their Beverly Hills home.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
And just like Kelly might not be here if not for the injuries and struggles that led to a total reexamination of his game, Flaherty might not be here without the calluses of two-plus seasons spent chasing his former self.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 12 July 2024
Yet the inertial power of long-standing security arrangements and the drift of events in the region have effectively foreclosed any serious reexamination of the fundamentals of U.S.–Egyptian ties.
—Michael Wahid Hanna, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2024
The reexamination of the case came more than 35 years after the fatal shooting of Jose and Kitty Menendez in their Beverly Hills home.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reexamination
Noun
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After Michelle Wolf's controversial monologue in 2018 received mixed reviews from critics, the WHCA chose historian Ron Chernow to present a speech the following year.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Hitting the inside wall of the backstretch, the race ended with a photo finish and a video review was used to identify the winner.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
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In retrospect, Chiarelli, former general manager of the Boston Bruins and the Oilers and current vice president of hockey operations for the St. Louis Blues, believes Carney would have been good enough to be a No. 2 goalie elsewhere in the ECAC.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Maybe that late-September drought a year ago helped, in retrospect.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2025
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North Texas school and city representatives warned of millions in possible financial losses without annual reappraisals.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2025
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Every-other-year reappraisals could also mean more frequent, if smaller, tax increases for property owners.—
Nate Rau,
Axios,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Reexamination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reexamination. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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