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as in retrospect
a usually critical look at a past event
a review of yesterday's football game gave us a lot of good ideas on how to improve for the next one
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as in inspection
a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition
took the car to her mechanic for a complete mechanical review before she decided to sell it
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as in book
a publication that appears at regular intervals
had his poetry published in a literary review
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as in critique
an essay evaluating or analyzing something
a harsh movie review of an expected summer blockbuster
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as in alteration
the act, process, or result of making different
the company decided that the 100-year-old office building could use a review
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as in to revisit
to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal
since we can't follow that plan, we'll have to review our options and decide on something else
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as in to examine
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
a consultant was brought in to review our security procedures
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Sumeet Vaidya, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
To create the list, the team weighed the total volume and ratings of reviews, and included a range of options featuring regional specialities rooted in a variety of culinary traditions.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor.
—Usa Today Staff, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Agents need to be able to draft messages, access email, review meeting decisions, track deal pipelines, understand brand guidelines, and so much more.
—Sumeet Vaidya, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
To create the list, the team weighed the total volume and ratings of reviews, and included a range of options featuring regional specialities rooted in a variety of culinary traditions.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor.
—Usa Today Staff, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for review
Noun
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Which is just absolutely incredible in retrospect.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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Their words of caution were ignored (fortunately, in retrospect), and enterprising experimentalists embarked on a journey that would take nearly half a century, and the construction of three powerful colliders, to bear fruit.—
Mariangela Lisanti,
Twin Cities,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Vietnamese food stand inside an Asian grocery store did not need a follow-up inspection.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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The bottles were moved to the correct area during the inspection.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In his book, Frankel suggests that the man who murdered Leila Welsh was the same man who later murdered Elizabeth Short — commonly known as the Black Dahlia — in Los Angeles in January 1947.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Breakfast and lunch are reserved for hotel guests and club members, while dinner is open to all (and fills up fast so book a table in advance).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The ecological critique of carbon-intensive circulation becomes intertwined with the claim that highly mobile audiences can only produce superficial engagement.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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The jibes will likely keep coming even though the critiques are unfair and far from the truth, said RUSI's Rowlands, who was a captain in the Royal Navy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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In his ruling, Leon rejected the idea that past alterations and improvements to the White House, made without congressional authorization, mean that an entire new wing can be built without such approval.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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If authority demands alterations to your plans at the last minute, suggest a practical adjustment that preserves quality, because enduring leadership earns trust without drama.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2026
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Deep-sea scientists rarely have a chance to return to the same places, but Cordes continued to revisit his Gulf corals.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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More than three decades later, Stiller revisits the sport with the docuseries that follows five bowlers on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour, revealing the realities of life on the road.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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Another, by the Agency for Health Care Administration, examined whether the Flagami house where Rabell lived was an unlicensed elder care facility.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Syria policy and sanctions questions The report also examines Turkey’s role in Syria, where the country backed opposition forces during the civil war, supporting a range of armed factions, including groups that later formed the Syrian National Army.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Frisell will turn 75 on March 18, midway through his current tour, and retrospection is a constant throughout In My Dreams.—
Archie Forde,
Pitchfork,
6 Mar. 2026
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The system also supports global retrospection.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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