REHEARING Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of rehearing

as in reinvestigation

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rehearing

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verb

present participle of rehear

as in reconsidering

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Recent Examples of rehearing

Noun

The state could petition the Third Circuit for a rehearing en banc, where other Third Circuit judges review the matter. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Apr. 2026 The city then asked for a rehearing before the entire appellate court, but that request was denied. — Tess Riski april 2, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026 The district could request a rehearing within 15 days of the decision or petition for a review by the state supreme court within 40 days. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2026 Undeterred, the trio of environmental organizations filed for a rehearing earlier this week, insisting the appeals court made the wrong call. — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rehearing

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehearing

Noun

The president called for the reinvestigation of all Afghan refugees who entered under the Biden administration.

— Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
At first, the news of the Bondi Beach reinvestigation seemed to give Steve and Noone common cause.

— Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025

Definition of reinvestigation

Verb

Scott was also open to reconsidering current plans to build new roads in the national park and improve or use existing roads instead, according to Sheriff Ronny Dodson of Brewster County, where the national park is located.

— Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
For Intel, this required reconsidering parts of what the company was.

— Kerry Huang, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of reconsidering

Noun

Roughly 30 spectators, many of them Antioch members, observed Friday's hearing.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2026
Planning Commission Chair Carlos Rosario added that the commission’s recommendations were merely advisory, while the City Council retains full discretion to hold public hearings and set the city’s policy direction.

— Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of hearing

Noun

Together, the setbacks also highlight a broader challenge for Taiwan, which is developing a layered defense system while drone technology evolves faster than traditional military procurement programmes can adapt.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
With just four games of their regular season remaining, their challenge for the promotion play-offs seemed to be slipping away without much of a fight.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of challenge

Verb

That standoff is exactly why the calculus around long-term CDs is worth revisiting now.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
For her, revisiting Du Bois is ultimately about asking what kind of society future generations deserve and whether America is willing to rewrite the systems that prevent people from thriving.

— Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of revisiting

Verb

There had been a check and balance to the power of board dismissal, with the SEC reviewing exclusion decisions.

— Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
While reviewing Clancy’s cellphone records, her defense attorney pointed to multiple internet searches related to caring for and playing with children, including queries about trampolines and kids’ movies.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

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