rehear

verb

Definition of rehearnext
as in to reconsider

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Recent Examples of rehear In declining to rehear Khalil’s case, the majority of the 3rd Circuit judges did not explain their decision. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for rehear
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehear
  1. reconsider
  2. reexamine
  3. revisit
  4. rethink
  5. reweigh
  6. reevaluate
  7. review
  8. reanalyze
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  • Amazon may not be the first place that comes to mind when shopping for a new fall handbag, but October Prime Day (aka Prime Big Deal Days) is making a convincing argument for reconsidering that order of operations.
    — Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Rising prices could also lead shoppers to reconsider which rewards still feel small enough to justify.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of reconsider
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  • In a nine-page statement, Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten announced efforts are underway to reexamine the case.
    — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Caleb’s death prompted Peel Regional Police to reexamine his parents’ deaths.
    — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of reexamine
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  • Nevertheless, their feuding tributes might also cause the BBC to revisit archival footage of Diana.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 Oct. 2026
  • One live bedbug and an undisclosed number of dead ones were found in room 3407 as inspectors revisited the third floor, where bedbug activity wasn’t found four days prior.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of revisit
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  • Reaching that altitude, however, required GICON to rethink how such a turbine could be constructed.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Hoxha sees these economic changes as a chance for the synthetic materials industry to rethink its long-term plans.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of rethink
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  • Rather than agree to hear the case, the justices set aside the 8th Circuit’s ruling and told its judges to reweigh evidence suggesting the use of force violated the 4th Amendment.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2021
Definition of reweigh
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  • This has prompted investors to reevaluate the interest rate trajectory of the Bank of England, providing upward momentum for UK gilt yields.
    — , CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • There could be work drama or commotion among your colleagues that shakes up existing allegiances, which will compel you to reevaluate who’s really on your team.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of reevaluate
Verb
  • Jurors repeatedly reviewed surveillance video capturing the hours, minutes and seconds leading to the shooting before ultimately deadlocking on the homicide charges.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • An investigative panel produced a 99-page report outlining its findings, according to documents filed in court and reviewed by The Associated Press.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 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
Definition of reanalyze

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