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
But the subsequent string of disruptions in her personal life made retrospection less appealing.
—Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
The key to meaningful retrospection is to keep it simple and focused.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Such retrospection was not limited to the Barbican.
—Dean Kissick, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025
But the subsequent string of disruptions in her personal life made retrospection less appealing.
—Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
The key to meaningful retrospection is to keep it simple and focused.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Such retrospection was not limited to the Barbican.
—Dean Kissick, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for retrospection
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrospection
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In retrospect, a sprawling album like Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter has held up better than anyone might have thought in a year when L.A. rock was embodied by Hotel California and Running on Empty.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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There are a slew of performers who also made appearances on that show that, in retrospect, are a little surprising.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The order also directs CDPHE to collaborate with other state agencies and offices to identify and remove barriers to vaccination, ensure state health insurance plans and Medicaid cover COVID-19 vaccines and review and revise rules to ensure pharmacies can provide COVID-19 vaccines.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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But when combined with strong internal practices, like regular reviews of user activity, employee training and attention to access control, these partnerships can become a force multiplier.—
Ro'ee Margalit,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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There is an approach to materials — gold, gemstones, diamonds — with a radical reconsideration of the precious at its core.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Since taking office, new-ish DA Nathan Hochman has taken a much lower temperature approach to reconsideration of the Menendez case.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Retrospection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrospection. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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