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
  • In retrospect, this seems to have been in the works for a long time.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 2 May 2025
  • In retrospect, that missed penalty turned around the momentum in Hamburg’s advantage.
    Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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    EW.com, EW.com, 8 May 2025
  • In order to revoke the site’s status as a national historic landmark, the National Park Service probably would have to conduct an extensive review before the Interior secretary, Doug Burgum, makes a decision on how to proceed.
    Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025

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“Retrospection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrospection. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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