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as in retrospects
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 inspections
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 books
a publication that appears at regular intervals
had his poetry published in a literary review
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as in critiques
an essay evaluating or analyzing something
a harsh movie review of an expected summer blockbuster
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as in alterations
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 revisits
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 surveys
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 reviews
Breana Noble,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
The official critic reviews for the film have been considerably more negative, with the film averaging 59 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
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James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
Subscribe here to our newsletter In Review by David Ehrlich, in which our Chief Film Critic and Head Reviews Editor rounds up the best new reviews and streaming picks along with some exclusive musings — all only available to subscribers.
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David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
25 June 2026
The shoes have garnered glowing reviews from travelers.
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Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2026
Wires have cut-off times and may require manual reviews.
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Sabeer Nelliparamban,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
All reviews are written independently by our editorial team.
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Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
25 June 2026
But he was voted out in the 2023 election and left office to mixed reviews.
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Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
Beyond that, older readers tend to read book reviews for recommendations, while readers under 30 are far more likely to consult social media and influencers.
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Fred Backus,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Raheel Sheikh,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
She's being held on $50,000 bail as the District Attorney's Office reviews the case.
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Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
To turn this journalism project into a vetted, scientific one, our teams had to submit the design to Columbia’s Institutional Review Board, the independent ethics committee that reviews any study involving human subjects and decides whether the protocol is sound enough to produce trustworthy data.
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Manoush Zomorodi,
STAT,
24 June 2026
The greens gummies reviews flooding brand websites and Amazon listings in 2026 paint a mixed picture, with five names dominating the conversation.
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Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
Before George Washington, there was … Young Washington, the titular subject of a new biopic that James Parker reviews for the July issue.
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Drew Goins,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Meanwhile, Kalani’s staff also manually reviews individual accounts flagged for abnormal betting patterns, such as a customer suddenly making much larger or more frequent deposits.
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Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
That is what the science says, and reviews back it up.
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Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
And federal law enforcement regularly queries the FISA database for Americans' information and reviews their content.
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Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
12 June 2026
Noun
For the first time with its Expedition and Navigator launches, suppliers and employees from engineering, manufacturing and supply chain were all in the same room to observe parts and do reviews on vehicles before production started.
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Breana Noble,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
The official critic reviews for the film have been considerably more negative, with the film averaging 59 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
Subscribe here to our newsletter In Review by David Ehrlich, in which our Chief Film Critic and Head Reviews Editor rounds up the best new reviews and streaming picks along with some exclusive musings — all only available to subscribers.
—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
25 June 2026
The shoes have garnered glowing reviews from travelers.
—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2026
Wires have cut-off times and may require manual reviews.
—
Sabeer Nelliparamban,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
All reviews are written independently by our editorial team.
—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
25 June 2026
But he was voted out in the 2023 election and left office to mixed reviews.
—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
Beyond that, older readers tend to read book reviews for recommendations, while readers under 30 are far more likely to consult social media and influencers.
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Fred Backus,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Verb
Schedule system reviews quarterly and assign ownership, with one person responsible for auditing each system, flagging outdated steps and implementing improvements.
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Raheel Sheikh,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
She's being held on $50,000 bail as the District Attorney's Office reviews the case.
—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
To turn this journalism project into a vetted, scientific one, our teams had to submit the design to Columbia’s Institutional Review Board, the independent ethics committee that reviews any study involving human subjects and decides whether the protocol is sound enough to produce trustworthy data.
—
Manoush Zomorodi,
STAT,
24 June 2026
The greens gummies reviews flooding brand websites and Amazon listings in 2026 paint a mixed picture, with five names dominating the conversation.
—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
Before George Washington, there was … Young Washington, the titular subject of a new biopic that James Parker reviews for the July issue.
—
Drew Goins,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Meanwhile, Kalani’s staff also manually reviews individual accounts flagged for abnormal betting patterns, such as a customer suddenly making much larger or more frequent deposits.
—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
That is what the science says, and reviews back it up.
—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
And federal law enforcement regularly queries the FISA database for Americans' information and reviews their content.
—
Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reviews
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These frozen reconsiderations of classic cocktails are summer manna.
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Undoubtedly, these reconsiderations have been a largely positive exercise, foregrounding not only more equitable but more accurate and more engaging histories, and opening gallery and museum doors to previously excluded artists (even if many have suffered with the ups and downs of speculation).
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Iran counters that any inspections must await a final deal.
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Tahoe Regional Planning Agency officials have stepped up efforts to keep the invasive mollusk out the alpine lake — inspections are mandatory and include full decontamination for vessels coming from other waterways.
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Meanwhile, Kapital developed medical drama Vital Signs with Tanen at ABC and Dead Letters with Unwell at Netflix with Lucy Hale attached to star and sold two other Thompson books to Peacock and Netflix.
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On summer breaks during college, Pughsley got a gig selling books door-to-door in rural Iowa.
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Together, these ethical and epistemic critiques underpin current efforts to reduce and ultimately replace animal use in science.
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Acknowledging the relationship between past trauma and present pleasure, however, opens up critiques of BDSM as psychopathology.
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The key difference is that rather than suggesting preset visuals, the AI Camera Assistant is ostensibly reacting to the scene, subject, and lighting to dynamically suggest the best alterations for that specific moment — that’s the AI of it all.
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The combination of a structure design that did not meet building codes and alterations made to it over its 40 years meant that the other parts of the pool deck weren’t strong enough to withstand the extra load, leading to the type of slow-motion collapse.
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The Core collection revisits the silhouettes that were central to the brand’s history, updating them with materials, colors and proportions designed for today.
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Also in this week’s Screen Gab, our streaming recommendations include a series of brief historical videos that honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and a Netflix documentary that revisits Michael Jackson’s 2005 child molestation trial.
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The company organizes thousands of AI agents into statistically representative populations—each agent assigned an age, an income, a zip code, a gender, among other things—and surveys them in place of human respondents.
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Sartori surveys the lagoon weekly by boat for signs of nesting, which would indicate a self-sustaining Venetian colony.
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Often, reviews take hours or days, audits take weeks or months, and access decisions are normally static.
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Under the settlement, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued an order releasing Trump from ongoing audits.
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