reconsider
verb
re·con·sid·er
ˌrē-kən-ˈsi-dər 
reconsidered; reconsidering; reconsiders
: to consider again especially with a view to changing or reversing
: to consider something again
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Examples of reconsider in a Sentence
She refused to reconsider her decision not to loan us the money.
Local opposition has forced the company to reconsider building a new warehouse here.
We hope you will reconsider.
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On April 2, the Palestinian Authority again submitted a request to reconsider its 2011 request for full U.N. membership.
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Koh Ewe, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
But protests from the country’s millennials and Gen Z prompted the government to reconsider.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
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Koh Ewe, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
But protests from the country’s millennials and Gen Z prompted the government to reconsider.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for reconsider
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“Reconsider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconsider. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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reconsider
verb
re·con·sid·er
ˌrē-kən-ˈsid-ər
: to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal
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