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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrospection
Noun
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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
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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
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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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