as in review
a usually critical look at a past event
the safety board's reexamination of the accident to see if it could have been prevented
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Recent Examples of reexamination
Weighing a potential clemency for the brothers from their 1996 sentence of life without parole, Newsom in late February ordered the assessment as part of an overall reexamination of the case.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
The outcome of that reexamination seems preordained.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
No theory, no matter how powerful and storied, is above reexamination.
—Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2025
But what is clear ought to cause a serious reexamination of the traditional equation of technological innovation with healthy markets for jobs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2011
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
The outcome of that reexamination seems preordained.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
No theory, no matter how powerful and storied, is above reexamination.
—Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2025
But what is clear ought to cause a serious reexamination of the traditional equation of technological innovation with healthy markets for jobs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2011
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reexamination
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Toronto got a first-half penalty via a VAR review and converted for the game’s lone goal; SDFC didn’t get a PK via VAR on an apparent handball in the 87th minute and suffered its second straight home loss.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 July 2025
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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The Patriots have seen rookie kickers fail before (see: Chad Ryland and Justin Rohrwasser), but in retrospect their struggles could be explained by questionable coaching, technique changes and lackluster scouting.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
22 July 2025
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In retrospect, Huby added, the company could have done more testing on the ground.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
18 July 2025
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However, a reappraisal of the Russiagate scandal could last far beyond the current political moment and may be long overdue.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
24 July 2025
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In some ways, the critical reappraisal has barely started, though the country community has already led the charge.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
21 July 2025
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“Reexamination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reexamination. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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