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 2nd Circuit said Wednesday that five judges voted against a rehearing before all the judges while three judges voted in favor of the en banc. — ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026 During a rare rehearing of the case in October, the high court appeared inclined to limit race as a factor in redistricting. — Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 26 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 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

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 reconsidering

Noun

Kennedy's testimony to lawmakers during his confirmation hearing has come under scrutiny before.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
The woman accused of keeping him captive, 58-year-old Kimberly Sullivan, is expected to head to trial after turning down two plea deals during a hearing in Waterbury Superior Court earlier this month.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of hearing

Verb

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 rethinking

Noun

But getting 50 out of the 53 GOP senators on board for that would be a major challenge.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Coach Joel Quenneville knows the season will be a challenge as the Ducks lean on a young roster and new additions to a defense that gave up the fourth-most goals in the NHL last season.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of challenge

Verb

Wendy's nostalgic packaging is part of a broader trend of major restaurant chains revisiting elements of their past.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Regularly revisiting these assessments as teams evolve can provide valuable insights into how dynamics shift over time and ensure that teams remain balanced and high-performing.

— Karla Vallecillo, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of revisiting

Noun

During cross-examination on Tuesday, Kosowski asked a detective to lift a cart with a person onto a desk in an attempt to disprove the state's theory, which the judge did not allow.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Nelson reported on the cross-examination of the prison psychologist.

— Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of cross-examination

Verb

Some simple ways to do this include improving your credit utilization ratio, either by paying down existing debt or increasing available credit, and reviewing your credit report for any mistakes.

— Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 23 Sep. 2026
After reviewing the work, Feng Zhang, a CRISPR genome-editing pioneer and professor at MIT and the Broad Institute, said the finding warrants further investigation.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

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