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
In retrospect, Hamas’s decision to stay out of the 2022 confrontation appears to have been a division of labor agreed upon with Islamic Jihad—one that allowed Hamas more freedom to prepare for the October 7 attacks.
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Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
All the details, effort and care for positional detail made those conversations feel silly in retrospect.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Seeing the demand and the unlimited pot of money, revenue-hungry schools rushed to launch new master’s programs–some, in retrospect, of dubious value.
—Fiona Riley, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Any thoughts on that in retrospect?
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2025
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Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
All the details, effort and care for positional detail made those conversations feel silly in retrospect.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Seeing the demand and the unlimited pot of money, revenue-hungry schools rushed to launch new master’s programs–some, in retrospect, of dubious value.
—Fiona Riley, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Any thoughts on that in retrospect?
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrospect
Noun
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Although official critics' reviews are under embargo, many journalists flooded social media with their gushing reactions to the movie.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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The reviews are strong, with more than 2,600 five-star ratings so far.—
Clint Davis,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
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Biden said age criticisms 'took on a life of its own' In the months since his November 2024 loss, questions over the impact of his age and perceived physical deterioration have not gone away, as the Democratic Party continues its retrospection of the defeat.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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But framing Paul American as a retrospection on labor, with the boys and their family and their lackeys gassing them up over and over, just isn’t that interesting.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2025
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Harvey might have reasoned that the arbitration should move deliberately given that both Flores and the NFL have flooded the dockets of the Southern District of New York and Second Circuit with appeals, petitions for reconsideration and other demands.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Parties in the case will have a chance to request reconsideration.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
11 Sep. 2025
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This form of cognitive reappraisal will reduce activity in the amygdala while increasing activity in prefrontal regions associated with executive control.—
Anne-Laure Le Cunff,
Big Think,
29 Sep. 2025
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In January 2024, many Cincinnati homeowners received tax bills that were significantly higher than the previous year's bills due to sweeping property reappraisals done by the Hamilton County Auditor's office in 2023.—
Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
19 Aug. 2025
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During the reexamination of the case, Dr. Michael Revelle, an emergency medicine physician and medical examiner, studied postmortem photographs, crime scene photographs, notes made by the medical examiner at the time and Buford Pusser’s statements.—
Audrey McAvoy,
Twin Cities,
31 Aug. 2025
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During the reexamination of the case, Dr. Michael Revelle, an emergency medicine physician and medical examiner, found that cranial trauma sustained by Pauline didn't match crime scene photographs of the car's interior.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Retrospect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrospect. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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