REVIEWING Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

reviewing

verb

present participle of review

as in revisiting

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 examining

to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition) a consultant was brought in to review our security procedures

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Recent Examples of reviewing The California Attorney General’s Office, in a statement, said it was disappointed by the decision and reviewing the opinion from the judges. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 For example, researchers reviewing 1,138 breach cases found that almost 10% of patient health data breaches come from unauthorized access by health care employees who forward personally identifying information to personal accounts. — Alex Rosenblat — Calmatters, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026 Continue reviewing your credit reports and financial statements because suspicious activity may appear later. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Turning those minutes into cost savings depends on how staff use the extra time, after paying for software, training, and reviewing its results. — Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026 In addition to reviewing Alfozan’s queries to OpenAI’s productivity agent, the FBI also reviewed an AI chatbot account associated with his spouse. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026 Investigators were reviewing those transmissions and whether weather played a role in the crash, the sheriff's department and the Federal Aviation Administration said. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 The district also is reviewing the role of another employee named negatively in the report, Matthew Bradford, executive director of technology operations, General Counsel Kathy Dupuy-Bruno told the School Board. — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 Logan said his office was reviewing the Justice Department letter in coordination with Weber and California Atty. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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Of course, there are also the simple pleasures of revisiting life before the digital era and the cool cars and clothes that went with it.

— Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Al, 81, just sat there and didn't even bother revisiting his question about passing on the field goal.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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Oklahoma Voice provides original, objective reporting examining the intersection of policy, impact and power.

— Dara Kass, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
The opportunity to study both cuts side by side is invaluable for Kubrick enthusiasts — and instructive for film students interested in examining what drastically different effects the same footage can yield.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

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Amazon may not be the first place that comes to mind when shopping for a new fall handbag, but October Prime Day (aka Prime Big Deal Days) is making a convincing argument for reconsidering that order of operations.

— Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
The festival was hearing from international attendees reconsidering trips to the United States, while some bands were deciding that touring here had become too difficult or expensive.

— Dick Slaughter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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Aiming to protect what’s left of its buildings and monuments is a converted Volkswagen Crafter—the ARK III, a mobile 3D-scanning lab that creates digital twins of sacred and historical structures for future restoration.

— Chris Stokel-Walker, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
The sonar pinged about once a second, scanning the water 500 feet in every direction for signs of life, while another machine scanned the water immediately below the boat.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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Emergency crews in Florida and Alabama are surveying damage wrought by Hurricane Isaias, after the storm bashed into the Gulf Coast as a Category 2 storm Friday night.

— Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
The three-time NBA MVP stood behind a gaggle of teammates squished up against the CU bench, quietly surveying the madness from the 15-yard line while twisting the cap of his bottled water.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026

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At the simulated encampment, on the ghostly former grounds of General Motors Korea (more real-life restructuring), Lee walked around with his art director, inspecting props.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Exploring or inspecting a coastline, however, is a completely different story.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026

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