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
  • The core challenge is agents' ability to exploit existing weaknesses at scale, necessitating improved governance and careful permission management.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Iran is also facing economic challenges from the closure of the strait, according to Leighton.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of challenge
Noun
  • Patrick Clancy finished his testimony at the end of the day, and in between his direct and cross-examination sessions, two other witnesses testified.
    — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • During cross-examination, Burke’s defense attorney questioned whether the autopsy alone could determine who inflicted the fatal wounds.
    — Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of cross-examination
Noun
  • Decades in the making, Black Lions – Roman Wolves is a sweeping survey of Italy’s brutal colonial legacy in Ethiopia, told through a complex mix of archival footage and contemporary interviews with eyewitnesses.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2026
  • An Indeed survey of hybrid office workers in Germany found that two-thirds had taken deliberate steps to appear more productive or engaged.
    — Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of survey
Noun
  • While resilience was the catchphrase of the first quarter among bank CEOs, the latest blowout quarter may be prompting a bit of soul-searching.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of soul-searching
Noun
  • No startup closes a serious enterprise contract without one; no vendor-security questionnaire omits it.
    — Amir Tarighat, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • This is the climb up the mountain; there are more than 100 questions, all with a spectrum of answers, almost like a focus group questionnaire.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026
Definition of questionnaire

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“Reinvestigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reinvestigation. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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