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
Yet, when viewed in hindsight, Manchester City’s horror season last year resulted from a whole host of decisions that look wildly risky in retrospect.
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
But, in retrospect, the 2018 decision that struck down federal laws against sports betting, by a 6-3 vote, has turned into an albatross.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 26 June 2025
So when and how land loss will impact species is a question that can only be answered in retrospect—once the catastrophe arrives.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
In retrospect, Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel ended up triggering a chain of events in which all of those obstacles fell away, one by one.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 23 June 2025
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
But, in retrospect, the 2018 decision that struck down federal laws against sports betting, by a 6-3 vote, has turned into an albatross.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 26 June 2025
So when and how land loss will impact species is a question that can only be answered in retrospect—once the catastrophe arrives.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
In retrospect, Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel ended up triggering a chain of events in which all of those obstacles fell away, one by one.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrospect
Noun
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More than 600 shoppers have given the vacuum a five-star review.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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Because in today’s world, employee reviews, social media and customer feedback are public-facing.—
Umang Modi,
Forbes.com,
7 July 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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Few tools have undergone as radical a reappraisal in high-performance coaching circles as hypnosis.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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These concerns should have led to a reappraisal of the belief among some powerful Californians that no burden is too big for the public to bear in responding to a noble cause.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Last week, Republican lawmakers in the U.S. Committee on Natural Resources argued at an oversight meeting that the Endangered Species Act was an overreach of federal authority and an ambiguous statute, as part of a broader reexamination of conservation laws.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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What is apparent is that the resentencing hearing, which will end up with parole board eventually, is exactly a month before the individual June 13 reexamination hearings for each brother before the parole board that Gov. Newsom ordered back in February.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
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“Retrospect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrospect. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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