1
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
Ed has covered pop music for The Republic since 2007, reviewing festivals and concerts, interviewing legends, covering the local scene and more.
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Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
After reviewing the incident and speaking with Leclerc and team representatives, the FIA stewards imposed the financial penalty on Ferrari.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
After extensively reviewing these and other statistics across two publicly available datasets, researchers have identified some key observations in a study published in the journal Safety.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
The Small Business Administration stops reviewing or approving loans.
—C. A. Bridges, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
These companies have also insisted that humans, not computers, are ultimately reviewing coverage decisions.
—Lauren Sausser, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
So Instacart is reviewing orders from last October to see what might be filling trick-or-treaters’ bags across the country this year.
—Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
After reviewing consultation feedback, SEAC is expected to adopt its final opinion by the end of 2026.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
After reviewing those court records, anyone with an ounce of humanity would come away furious at the criminal cover-up perpetrated against innocent young children by priests.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
After reviewing the incident and speaking with Leclerc and team representatives, the FIA stewards imposed the financial penalty on Ferrari.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
After extensively reviewing these and other statistics across two publicly available datasets, researchers have identified some key observations in a study published in the journal Safety.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
The Small Business Administration stops reviewing or approving loans.
—C. A. Bridges, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
These companies have also insisted that humans, not computers, are ultimately reviewing coverage decisions.
—Lauren Sausser, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
So Instacart is reviewing orders from last October to see what might be filling trick-or-treaters’ bags across the country this year.
—Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
After reviewing consultation feedback, SEAC is expected to adopt its final opinion by the end of 2026.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
After reviewing those court records, anyone with an ounce of humanity would come away furious at the criminal cover-up perpetrated against innocent young children by priests.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reviewing
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Republicans, however, stood firm against revisiting the legislation, which the Congressional Budget Office previously estimated would reduce Medicaid spending by hundreds of billions.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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In itself, such revisiting is hardly unusual.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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This musical blends gospel and Motown with operatic stylings to illuminate the changing times of the Civil Rights era while examining social and familial issues still prevalent today.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The exhibition is devoted to examining modes of representation in different mediums where artists have addressed the concept of mourning, commemoration, and loss as a direct response to the national emergency of black grief.—
Simon Njami,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Distracted by crises elsewhere and reconsidering its geopolitical priorities, the United States has mostly ignored the situation in Myanmar.—
Dan Swift,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Sep. 2025
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International agreements need reconsidering in other ways, too.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Sep. 2025
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The dachshund sat in the front seat, scanning the outside for someone to walk past.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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In seconds, anyone in the room can join the fun simply by scanning a QR code.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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And finally, by surveying the harsh reality faced by tireless humanitarian volunteers who know firsthand about failures in the system.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Over the course of three months, the team conducted medical examinations on nearly all 1,000 island inhabitants, collecting biological samples and systematically surveying the island’s flora and fauna.—
Ted Powers,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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On the viewing stand with Chinese leader Xi Jinping that day was Kim Jong Un, who days later was inspecting new North Korean missile engines, and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, who recently signed a defense treaty with Kim.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Customs officials inspecting an overseas shipment arriving in Oklahoma discovered an ancient artifact initially thought to be a weapon, federal officials say.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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And even as people's viewing habits aren't the same as in 2000, there's still so much interest in these shows online.—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Ross is also taller, giving officers more viewing coverage above crowds than Walking Horses, which can be as short as 14 hands, or 4 feet, 9 inches tall.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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