reinvestigation

noun

as in rehearing

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Recent Examples of reinvestigation 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinvestigation
  1. rehearing
  2. challenge
  3. cross-examination
  4. survey
  5. soul-searching
  6. questionnaire
Noun
  • 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, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of rehearing
Noun
  • Privacy concerns The EU’s new mandate also highlights critical questions over privacy in the AI era — and the challenges tech companies and regulators face in solving them.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • Nolan's non-linear storytelling and minimal exposition challenge some, yet the visual grandeur and powerful performances, including Anne Hathaway's Penelope and a diverse ensemble, are undeniable.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of challenge
Noun
  • Smid and Daniel, who conducted a majority of the cross-examination for the defense, did not take questions from reporters, electing instead to have Mason speak for the group.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
  • Earlier in the cross-examination, Genard, the district's attorney, focused on Maluchnik's time as Superintendent of Wilkinsburg's school district.
    — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Definition of cross-examination
Noun
  • Ossoff has led in every public survey since April 2025, including a Fox News poll that showed him with a 56-43 edge over Collins.
    — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • The Post-Ipsos survey contrasted Democrats' current polling outcomes with 2018.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 19 July 2026
Definition of survey
Noun
  • But defeat left Koeman looking powerless and the Netherlands in need of new energy and new ideas as thoughts turn to the upcoming UEFA Nations League campaign and an increasingly familiar period of soul-searching for Dutch football.
    — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • The group’s musical soul-searching is what gets most attention in the ReLoad box set.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2026
Definition of soul-searching
Noun
  • Unlike last time, there was an extensive online questionnaire.
    — Eric Nager, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026
  • Changes in the brain The research team looked at many measures of impact, including questionnaires, clinical assessments and brain scans.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 12 July 2026
Definition of questionnaire

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