as in to reconsider
to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal
in light of your broken leg, we should reexamine our decision to go on a hiking vacation this summer
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Recent Examples of reexamine
Said quest forces her to reexamine a revelatory affair with an RAF pilot, and consider how their engagement’s cruel ending set her on the path to a different sort of fulfillment.
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Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
The board instead approved a resolution to reexamine current campus spaces, angering some parents.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026
In addition, the government also plans to reexamine all refugees who entered largely during Biden’s term and potentially re-interview them, even though they have already been screened, Christensen said.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Dec. 2025
But the discovery has prompted a multiagency investigation that could reexamine cold cases.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reexamine
Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
The board instead approved a resolution to reexamine current campus spaces, angering some parents.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026
In addition, the government also plans to reexamine all refugees who entered largely during Biden’s term and potentially re-interview them, even though they have already been screened, Christensen said.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Dec. 2025
But the discovery has prompted a multiagency investigation that could reexamine cold cases.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reexamine
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Some of those proposals have fallen by the wayside for this election cycle, others are being reconsidered, and some have been scrapped altogether, such as a fee on short-term vacation rentals in the city.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Should Democrats reconsider that strategy because of what's going on now, because of the war?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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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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So this dramatic update to its cosmic history might lead astronomers to revisit those comparisons.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2026
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At the beginning of the fall semester this school year, UT Arlington’s Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice started a new course in partnership with Arlington police to give students the opportunity to review APD cold cases and try to develop new leads.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 21,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Reexamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reexamine. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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