REEXAMINE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

reexamine

verb

(ˌ)rē-ig-ˈza-mən

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 The 12-week appeal trial, which began last month, will reexamine all of the evidence and testimony related to him and nine co-defendants — including three former ministers. —

ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026 When an investigation like Nancy Guthrie’s passes the two-month mark, there’s a tendency to look back and reexamine all assumptions and decisions made in the first few moments. —

Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Apr. 2026 Archaeologists hope their discoveries may help reexamine the event that shaped the Scandinavian country and perhaps uncover personal stories of those who went into battle on that day 225 years ago. —

CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026 Time to ‘reexamine the relationship,’ Rubio says Long-simmering tensions within the alliance have bubbled up again over the war. —

Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reexamine

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Church’s bicentennial offers a chance to reconsider our prolonged indifference to the man and his art.

— Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
Instead, the board unanimously passed a motion to seek clarification about the state’s funding commitment to the project and reconsider the issue at the board meeting scheduled for June 16.

— Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026