as in review
a usually critical look at a past event
in retrospect, we should have saved more money for college
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Recent Examples of retrospect
But on the other, this top-down description only works in retrospect, after the film has already presented numerous scenes of Nawal trying to extract information through the exact same conversations about a dozen different times.
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Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
8 June 2026
Obviously, in retrospect, Joe Biden should have stepped away from that race.
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CBS News,
31 May 2026
All that business about Xander acting as a therapy bot for veterans turned out, in retrospect, to be Carl’s personal beta testing for the much more lucrative application of assisting future veterans in bombing targets from the air.
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Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
24 May 2026
Loach says in retrospect his connection with continental European partners made perfect sense, and has given him greater freedom across his career.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
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Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
8 June 2026
Obviously, in retrospect, Joe Biden should have stepped away from that race.
—
CBS News,
31 May 2026
All that business about Xander acting as a therapy bot for veterans turned out, in retrospect, to be Carl’s personal beta testing for the much more lucrative application of assisting future veterans in bombing targets from the air.
—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
24 May 2026
Loach says in retrospect his connection with continental European partners made perfect sense, and has given him greater freedom across his career.
—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for retrospect
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrospect
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But after review, the call was rescinded and Freeman's goal was ruled good.
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Presidential legacy in the United States is no longer defined solely through retrospection and archival preservation.
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Frisell will turn 75 on March 18, midway through his current tour, and retrospection is a constant throughout In My Dreams.
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The reconsideration comes just five days after the proposal failed in a tie vote.
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That wider reconsideration of refuges was implied by Brian Nesvik, the director of the Fish & Wildlife Service in statements to Outdoor Life in January.
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Critical to the commission was also that the city review and align its methodology and reappraisal schedule for both residential piers and mooring permits so that both user groups are treated equitably.
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During each year at least 11 of the 100 counties are conducting a county wide reappraisal.
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In some cases, such a reexamination appears to be already underway, said Paul Sanford, director of policy analysis at The Wilderness Society.
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It’s expected that Judge will undergo a reexamination of his stress fracture in the next four to six weeks, and the club will set out a return-to-action plan if the imaging shows healing.
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“Retrospect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrospect. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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