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
And yet, Rocky is the sort of rousing Oscar winner that, in retrospect, has plenty of holes and weak stretches.
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
In retrospect, this cover and the 2009 and 2011 classes have gone on to represent the true essence of the Blog Era.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Seemingly unstructured dialogue reveals itself, in retrospect, as a thesis statement.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
In retrospect, clues were there from the beginning.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
In retrospect, this cover and the 2009 and 2011 classes have gone on to represent the true essence of the Blog Era.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Seemingly unstructured dialogue reveals itself, in retrospect, as a thesis statement.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
In retrospect, clues were there from the beginning.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrospect
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Sign up for my newsletter for more reviews and commentary on entertainment and culture.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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According to the Department of Defense source, there was little oversight of the people conducting the review, which contributed to the mistakes.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Every intervention, rereading, and retrospection by Jameson is about the present and the wish to shape the future.—
Mark Greif,
Harper's Magazine,
26 July 2024
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Nila’s fuzzy retrospection is especially frustrating in moments featuring her toxic relationship with Marlowe.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2025
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Among other sweeping changes approved last summer, TAD voted to pause reappraisals in 2025 and then do them every other year beginning in 2027.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Union County Commission decreased the tax rate by 15 cents per $100 in valuation in 2021 after the last reappraisal, Harrell said.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2025
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The discoveries may force a reexamination of galaxy evolution.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Simpsons’s 2020s Renaissance has been defined by bigger swings, higher concepts, trolling, near complete disregard for canon, and a reexamination, if not deconstruction, of the show’s character: All of these elements are operating at a maximum for this modern masterpiece.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Retrospect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrospect. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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