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 Supreme Court on Monday denied the president’s petition for rehearing, after the justices earlier rejected a petition to take up the case. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026 The deadline to seek a rehearing passed last week without the administration filing a request. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 Requests for a rehearing are rarely granted. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for rehearing

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehearing

Noun

The hunt for noncitizen voters and the reinvestigation of 2020 voting irregularities had produced little of consequence, despite the considerable resources poured into them.

— Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of reinvestigation

Verb

Beatrice is not the only person reconsidering the nastiness of the proceedings; a series of small incidents leads Morgan to question Cathcarts’ cruelty.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
While many people are moving forward with trips to Paris to see the Steelers play the Saints, there are some fans reconsidering amid civil unrest.

— Lauren Linder, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of reconsidering

Noun

Reyes, who was nominated by former Democratic President Joe Biden, wants to know whether federal officials lied about the extent of renovation plans during months of hearings.

— GARY FIELDS, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Carter ordered an expedited hearing on the state’s and county’s motions to dismiss the case and the government’s motion for a preliminary injunction.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of hearing

Verb

But now, some scientists are rethinking the entire approach due to questions around ethics, safety, and efficacy.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026
The launch coincides with a broader shift in domestic energy storage, where manufacturers are rethinking both inverter electronics and core cell science.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of rethinking

Noun

Their findings, published in Langmuir, could help address the challenges the industry faces with conventional liquid and gel propellants, including fuel movement inside tanks and pumping fuel into engines.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
Here are some thoughts on today’s game and a major challenge of this rebuild.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of challenge

Noun

His testimony was possibly overshadowed by a fiery cross-examination.

— Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Under cross-examination, Palacios acknowledged that all his communications came via Duberney Capador Giraldo and Germán Alejandro Rivera García, who served as co-leaders of the Colombian squad.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of cross-examination

Verb

The official also told Reuters that Washington was reviewing the proposal but declined to provide further details.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
The pipeline also generated candidate patches, with human security researchers reviewing the findings before they were reported to maintainers.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

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