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noun

Definition of rehearingnext
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
  1. reinvestigation
  2. reconsidering
  3. hearing
  4. rethinking
  5. challenge
  6. revisiting
  7. cross-examination
  8. reviewing
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
  • The Moon’s meeting with retrograde Mercury favors reconsidering your public story.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Ferrari is also taking a gamble with Luce as its competitors are reconsidering their EV ambitions because of weaker demand.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 6 Nov. 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
  • At a moment when educators are rethinking how to prepare students for an increasingly complex world, the mathematics of democracy offers a rare opportunity to teach intellectually rigorous, consequential topics that can build awareness and capacity.
    — Ismar Volić, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • But doing so could require fundamentally rethinking the course — and deciding what kind of marathon Charlotte wants to become.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of rethinking
Noun
  • Democrats will start their leadership elections next week, though Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries isn’t expected to face any serious challenges to becoming speaker.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Developing ultra-large autonomous underwater vehicles involves significant engineering challenges, including navigation, endurance, communications, payload integration, manufacturing, and operational reliability.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of challenge
Verb
  • The story follows two middle-aged people revisiting a relationship from more than two decades earlier, exploring regret and the possibility of moving on.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Priestley has been revisiting his 90210 days in recent weeks.
    — Brian Galindo, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of revisiting
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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