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
In 2001, Mignini reopened the case as part of his reexamination of the Monster of Florence, alleging that Narducci belonged to a satanic sect behind the killings.
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Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
To Wood, Noah’s departure and the show’s recalibration aligned with his own reexamination of his goals.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Simon’s report also comes shortly before a hearing scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 14, before Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge Linda Carpenter, who expressed her frustration at the length of time the reexamination was taking.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 13 Oct. 2025
The conservative state Legislature, meanwhile, has repeatedly rejected bills that would have required a reexamination of their cases.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2025
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Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
To Wood, Noah’s departure and the show’s recalibration aligned with his own reexamination of his goals.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Simon’s report also comes shortly before a hearing scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 14, before Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge Linda Carpenter, who expressed her frustration at the length of time the reexamination was taking.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 13 Oct. 2025
The conservative state Legislature, meanwhile, has repeatedly rejected bills that would have required a reexamination of their cases.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reexamination
Noun
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Crisafulli has since distanced himself from the pledge, backing the plan to build in the park after his new government’s own review also recommended the proposal.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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The fees in question at Monday’s meeting are for a design review application, an environmental consultant, and the city attorney’s work on development agreements, among other things.—
JOSÉ LUIS VILLEGAS,
Sacbee.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Just last week, the Ohio Supreme Court had found the appellate court erred in blocking the challenge and returned it to the lower court for reconsideration.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Dec. 2025
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Many of the year’s best comedy specials share a reflective sense of mid-career reconsideration.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
3 Dec. 2025
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In retrospect, those concerns now seem like threats—a preemptive excuse for maximum violence.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
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Visit our website What is striking in retrospect is how little resistance Roosevelt’s framing provoked.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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And listening to what people are looking for in treatment could lead not just to new medications but also to a reappraisal of old options.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
30 Dec. 2025
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More recently, the format has met something of a reappraisal.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
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“Reexamination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reexamination. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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