reexamine
verb
re·ex·am·ine
(ˌ)rē-ig-ˈza-mən 
variants
or re-examine
reexamined or re-examined; reexamining or re-examining
1
: to examine (someone or something) again especially from a different point of view
reexamine the patient/evidence
reexamining our assumptions
It's healthy, I think, to reexamine old institutions and futz with them rather than throw them out entirely.—
Majorie Ingall
Majorie IngallThe great expense is in part also a political choice that should be re-examined.—Mary Graham
Mary Graham2
law
: to question (a witness) again in a legal proceeding
Each witness is first questioned by the prosecution …, then 'cross-examined' by the defence, and then sometimes 're-examined' by the prosecution.—R. M. Jackson
R. M. JacksonExamples of reexamine in a Sentence
in light of your broken leg, we should reexamine our decision to go on a hiking vacation this summer
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With autonomous agents, businesses will need to reexamine risk, liability, contractual accountability and auditability to avoid running afoul of regulations.
—Tom Dunlop, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
When one of them encounters a shocking outburst at their private prep school, they’re both forced to reexamine their viewpoints.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 May 2025
Along with the White House cocaine incident and the Supreme Court leak, the FBI is also reexamining the planting of pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic headquarters on January 5, 2021—the night before the Capitol riot.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
The series, executive produced by Joe Berlinger, also reexamines the case – one of the largest U.S. criminal investigations that has never been solved.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 26 May 2025
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Tom Dunlop, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
When one of them encounters a shocking outburst at their private prep school, they’re both forced to reexamine their viewpoints.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 May 2025
Along with the White House cocaine incident and the Supreme Court leak, the FBI is also reexamining the planting of pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic headquarters on January 5, 2021—the night before the Capitol riot.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
The series, executive produced by Joe Berlinger, also reexamines the case – one of the largest U.S. criminal investigations that has never been solved.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 26 May 2025
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“Reexamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reexamine. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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