REHEARING Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of rehearing

as in reinvestigation

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verb

present participle of rehear

as in reconsidering

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Recent Examples of rehearing

Noun

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 In their request for a rehearing, the nonprofits said their members and communities were unfairly being forced to pay to keep a costly and unreliable plant operating and that the department didn't even comply with the law requiring it to show why this was the best alternative. — Matthew Daly, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 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

The Michelin Guide selected Curtin for Mindful Voices, a platform highlighting hospitality professionals reconsidering how their industries operate.

— Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Trump on July 6 asked the justices to take the unusual step of reconsidering their rejection of his appeal.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

Definition of reconsidering

Noun

Monetized or not, Pfister is continuing to film in public and post videos, at least until his sentencing hearing, scheduled for August 3.

— Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
The singer has been in court this week for a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is enough evidence to put him on trial.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 July 2026

Definition of hearing

Verb

To improve engagement and long-term customer retention, businesses are rethinking everything from audience segmentation and automation to content strategy and lifecycle marketing.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Amitav Ghosh believes that climate change requires rethinking the novel.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

Definition of rethinking

Verb

Each of these gems are very much worth revisiting, by the way, except maybe Fusion Frenzy, which remains interesting to me in only an historical, museum-artifact kind of way.

— Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Instead of revisiting that catalog, however, BASS WOMB ROOM looks inward.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 20 July 2026

Definition of revisiting

Noun

Under cross-examination, Wallace said investigators did not swab or collect two chainsaws found in Burke’s garage because both tested negative for possible traces of blood.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
On cross-examination, defense attorney Blair Berk prodded Wallace to admit that her chemical analysis — done months after prosecutors believe Burke turned his garage into an abattoir — did not definitively prove the presence of blood.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of cross-examination

Verb

Tyson said investigators are interviewing witnesses, reviewing security footage and coordinating with the Anson County Sheriff’s Office, which responded to the office Tuesday after a confrontation between Helms and others.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026
The device also features a small joystick, likely the 13th key, that can trigger reusable Codex Skills and common workflows such as debugging an error, reviewing a pull request, or refactoring code.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 July 2026

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