as in retrospect
a usually critical look at a past event
the president is confident that future retrospections will cast his actions in a more favorable light
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Recent Examples of retrospection
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.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 May 2025
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
Her retrospection only increases upon realizing that she’s gotten lost in the wilderness.
—airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025
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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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 May 2025
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
Her retrospection only increases upon realizing that she’s gotten lost in the wilderness.
—airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrospection
Noun
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But in retrospect, the moment has come to mean so much more than just a great performance.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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In retrospect, Minnesota Wild defenseman Daemon Hunt doesn’t necessarily think the last 12 months have been all that strange.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Crisafulli has since distanced himself from the pledge, backing the plan to build in the park after his new government’s own review also recommended the proposal.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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The fees in question at Monday’s meeting are for a design review application, an environmental consultant, and the city attorney’s work on development agreements, among other things.—
JOSÉ LUIS VILLEGAS,
Sacbee.com,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Just last week, the Ohio Supreme Court had found the appellate court erred in blocking the challenge and returned it to the lower court for reconsideration.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Dec. 2025
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Many of the year’s best comedy specials share a reflective sense of mid-career reconsideration.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
3 Dec. 2025
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“Retrospection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrospection. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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