REHEAR Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

rehear

verb

Definition of rehear

as in to reconsider

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Recent Examples of rehear The ex-studio boss was in a courthouse holding area Wednesday when jurors, after a few hours of deliberating, sent a note asking to rehear some of accuser Jessica Mann ’s testimony and to review a lengthy prosecution timeline of emails and other evidence. — ABC News, 14 May 2026 The wait just gives the losing side time to ask the justices to rehear the case. — Ella Lee, The Hill, 6 May 2026 The roots are deep, the canopy wide, and the song in the leaves, especially in the hands of an ensemble like this one, always worth rehearing. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026 Keith Poliakoff, attorney for the developer, says his client will appeal the ruling and also request that the lower court rehear the case due to what Poliakoff called a misinterpretation of the Live Local Act. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rehear

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Prosecutors have told lower courts that Ramey did not present any issues that would merit reconsidering the conviction.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Even the World Organization for Animal Health, whose guidelines the CFIA follows, is reconsidering how effective culls are in halting bird-flu outbreaks in a world where the next wild duck to land at a farm could trigger another one.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of reconsider

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During the former, the court approved a special instruction encouraging a deadlocked jury to reexamine its positions.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Knowing whether a patient is frail or not can change a clinician’s sense of whether to act swiftly on what seems like a small problem or to reexamine whether an elective surgery is a good idea, for instance.

— Veronique Greenwood, Time, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of reexamine

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What comes next When the council publicly revisited the issue last week — for the first time in months — they were frustrated.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026
Those lawmakers pressed legislative leaders to revisit that exemption this year, and SB 954 is the resulting compromise, its proponents say.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of revisit

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By keeping the music, the crowd and the sense of occasion while stripping out the alcohol, sauna raves and plunge parties give a generation already rethinking nightlife a format that feels familiar without feeling like a compromise.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
Trump’s magnanimity comes as China and the United States are in a contest for global leadership, with some of America’s traditional allies rethinking their strategies.

— Josh Boak, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of rethink

Verb

Our team is beginning to reevaluate workflows built with LLMs to determine whether parts can be redesigned around smaller models.

— Gary Kotovets, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
The comedy series follows Alex (Horgan), a 50-year-old literary agent based in London who begins to reevaluate her love life.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of reevaluate

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California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara this week urged consumers to review their coverage and consider flood insurance ahead of a likely historic El Niño.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
The White House announced the cuts through a legally nebulous ‘pocket rescission’ just five days before the fiscal year ended, leaving Congress little time to review them.

— Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of review

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With access to cutting-edge tools and fresh curiosity, researchers seized the chance to reanalyze the substance's biomolecular makeup.

— Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025
As proof, Wall Street analysts now are busy reanalyzing the regional banks - and knocking down the weak, riskier ones.

— John S. Tobey, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023

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