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
What is apparent is that the resentencing hearing, which will end up with parole board eventually, is exactly a month before the individual June 13 reexamination hearings for each brother before the parole board that Gov. Newsom ordered back in February.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 May 2025
At this point, either the resentencing hearing or the reexamination could become moot.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Such reexaminations have drawn scorn in recent years amid ongoing culture wars.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Weighing a potential clemency for the brothers from their 1996 sentence of life without parole, Newsom in late February ordered the assessment as part of an overall reexamination of the case.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 May 2025
At this point, either the resentencing hearing or the reexamination could become moot.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Such reexaminations have drawn scorn in recent years amid ongoing culture wars.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Weighing a potential clemency for the brothers from their 1996 sentence of life without parole, Newsom in late February ordered the assessment as part of an overall reexamination of the case.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reexamination
Noun
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Certified fresh with a full 62 reviews in, Alien: Earth has a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The hearing officer review will be during a meeting beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, online.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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Seeing the demand and the unlimited pot of money, revenue-hungry schools rushed to launch new master’s programs–some, in retrospect, of dubious value.—
Fiona Riley,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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In retrospect, this chain of promises looks like a watershed moment in Trump’s evolution from builder to entertainer to pitchman to political entrepreneur.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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This year’s reappraisal sets a new record-high for the second time since 2017.—
Austin Hornbostel,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Cognitive reappraisal—interpreting a stressful event in a different light—can significantly improve emotional outcomes.—
Andriana Eliadis,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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“Reexamination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reexamination. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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