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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But, in retrospect, that optimism appears to have been Kremlin wishful thinking too.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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After slugging 20 homers for the San Francisco Giants last year following several productive seasons for the New York Mets earlier in his career, Conforto struggled to adjust to the Dodgers and their bet on him seems to have been misplaced in retrospect.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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If evidence confirms that Halligan used auto-deleting Signal messages for official business, the matter could trigger an internal review by the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Available in 10 wear-with-anything shades, including black, army green, and brown, the shacket has earned praise from shoppers who call out its high-quality construction and trendy yet comfortable design in their reviews.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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The board asked the applicant to return with more refined renderings, reconsideration of the roof decks and more information about the design of the side yards.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Harvey might have reasoned that the arbitration should move deliberately given that both Flores and the NFL have flooded the dockets of the Southern District of New York and Second Circuit with appeals, petitions for reconsideration and other demands.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Retrospection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrospection. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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