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
That helps explain why The New York Times‘ Madison Malone Kircher recently framed the new 2016 nostalgia as part of a broader reexamination of millennial optimism on social media.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
This reexamination of Stratten’s life, rape, and murder casts a new light on the angel who was a centerfold.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
One of the prosecutors, Thomas Breen, who later became a leading defense attorney, expressed misgivings about the case in the 1990s, prompting a reopening and reexamination.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Early Wednesday, Albanese told ABC that Australia’s intelligence systems would need reexamination, given the 2019 investigation into Naveed Akram.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
This reexamination of Stratten’s life, rape, and murder casts a new light on the angel who was a centerfold.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
One of the prosecutors, Thomas Breen, who later became a leading defense attorney, expressed misgivings about the case in the 1990s, prompting a reopening and reexamination.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Early Wednesday, Albanese told ABC that Australia’s intelligence systems would need reexamination, given the 2019 investigation into Naveed Akram.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reexamination
Noun
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However, that review gave no indications that their origins were extraterrestrial.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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TourScoop coversguided group tours and tour operators,tour operator reviews,tour itinerary reviews andtravel gear recommendations.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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On Wednesday morning, the bill’s Senate floor sponsor Treg Bernt, R-Meridian, asked for reconsideration before a full roster of senators in the chambers.—
Mark Dee
March 26,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Mar. 2026
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Legislators on the committee later agreed to grant what’s called reconsideration, meaning there is a chance, albeit slim, that Strickland’s Senate Bill 1035 could be brought up again.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Which is just absolutely incredible in retrospect.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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Their words of caution were ignored (fortunately, in retrospect), and enterprising experimentalists embarked on a journey that would take nearly half a century, and the construction of three powerful colliders, to bear fruit.—
Mariangela Lisanti,
Twin Cities,
27 Mar. 2026
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For founding members Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey, the reappraisal of this material was an opportunity to fly the Heavenly banner once again, reforming to play live for a new generation of fans and to start work on their first album in 30 years.—
Jude Noel,
Pitchfork,
4 Mar. 2026
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And when revelations from the journal of the late neurologist/author Oliver Sacks were used in a reappraisal of his work in a recent New Yorker.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Reexamination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reexamination. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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