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 Her retrospection only increases upon realizing that she’s gotten lost in the wilderness. airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025 Such retrospection was not limited to the Barbican. Dean Kissick, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024 The key to meaningful retrospection is to keep it simple and focused. Allbusiness, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 But the subsequent string of disruptions in her personal life made retrospection less appealing. Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for retrospection
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Noun
  • 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
  • In retrospect, this chain of promises looks like a watershed moment in Trump’s evolution from builder to entertainer to pitchman to political entrepreneur.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
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  • Certified fresh with a full 62 reviews in, Alien: Earth has a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The hearing officer review will be during a meeting beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, online.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025

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“Retrospection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrospection. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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