as in to reconsider
to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal
in light of your broken leg, we should reexamine our decision to go on a hiking vacation this summer
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Recent Examples of reexamine
The fair will be divided into three sections: the main Galleries section; Emergence, which features solo presentations of emerging artists; and Premise, which reexamines art history and may feature works created before 1900.
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News Desk, Artforum, 28 May 2025
The rest of the film largely unfolds in sterile, windowless courtrooms as the terms of the clearly unethical (if apparently standard) agreement are reexamined, and the pressures of the trial strain the young couple’s relationship.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 28 May 2025
In the hunt for use cases, business leaders should reexamine projects that were previously attempted but abandoned because the necessary technology was nascent or did not yet exist.
—Beena Ammanath, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Sassoon reexamines some of the most famous political upheavals in history, from England, America, France, Italy, Russia, and Germany, taking on the topic of revolution from many angles and historical moments.
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july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
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News Desk, Artforum, 28 May 2025
The rest of the film largely unfolds in sterile, windowless courtrooms as the terms of the clearly unethical (if apparently standard) agreement are reexamined, and the pressures of the trial strain the young couple’s relationship.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 28 May 2025
In the hunt for use cases, business leaders should reexamine projects that were previously attempted but abandoned because the necessary technology was nascent or did not yet exist.
—Beena Ammanath, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Sassoon reexamines some of the most famous political upheavals in history, from England, America, France, Italy, Russia, and Germany, taking on the topic of revolution from many angles and historical moments.
—Literary Hub
july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reexamine
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Demonstrators led by youth leaders from Anwar's ruling coalition submitted a memorandum of protest to the U.S. embassy in Kuala Lumpur asking for Trump to reconsider his nomination of Adams.—
Mandy Leong,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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But this week, the administration seems to have reconsidered.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
17 July 2025
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The retrial is expected to revisit key pieces of evidence, including surveillance footage, digital location data, and testimony from both forensic experts and individuals close to the YNW crew.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
15 July 2025
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Aaron Brookner and Rodrigo Areias documentary’s Nova ’78 – which debuts out of competition at the Locarno Film Festival in August – revisits the three-day event which ran from November 30 to December 2, 1978 in the Entermedia Theatre, now the Village East by Angelika cinema.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
15 July 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
21 July 2025
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The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to review security camera footage for suspicious activity after three residential burglaries in Emerald Hills and Portola Valley this week.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
20 July 2025
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“Reexamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reexamine. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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