reweigh

verb

(ˌ)rē-ˈwā How to pronounce reweigh (audio)
Definition of reweighnext
as in to reconsider
to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal the new study is leading doctors and nutritionists to reweigh the benefits of some dietary supplements

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Recent Examples of reweigh Rather than agree to hear the case, the justices set aside the 8th Circuit’s ruling and told its judges to reweigh evidence suggesting the use of force violated the 4th Amendment. — Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reweigh
  1. reconsider
  2. revisit
  3. review
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  • Investor concerns over the financial risks tied to the project have now prompted Nvidia to reconsider the scale of its backing.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • As more Arkansas cities reconsider their use of Flock license plate readers, the cameras are becoming an issue in Sherwood's mayoral race.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of reconsider
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  • After the Government Accountability Office urged the FDA to revisit the target again last January, the agency created a workgroup to redo the analysis.
    — Julia Ingram, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The news last week that producer William Orbit had died at age 69 sent people back to revisit one of the most remarkable catalogs in Nineties pop.
    — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of revisit
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  • The spending is heavily dominated by staff travel, transportation and lodging, which make up the vast majority of the top expenditures, per P-card data reviewed by the Herald after a public records request.
    — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
  • But the ambitious project remains mired in planning and bureaucratic complications, with groundbreaking still two years off and the cost nearly tripling to more than $1 billion, documents reviewed by The Times show.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of review

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“Reweigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reweigh. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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