as in review
a usually critical look at a past event
in retrospect, we should have saved more money for college
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Recent Examples of retrospect
The camp did, however, make some decisions that in retrospect appear reckless.
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Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 14 July 2025
The quality of November’s war was only magnified in retrospect by the complete lack of substance in that evening’s main event: a snooze-fest spectacle between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul.
—Mark Puleo, New York Times, 12 July 2025
In retrospect, Sinner may have never been more on the nose.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 July 2025
And would that have been ill-advised, in retrospect?
—Jordan Michelman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 July 2025
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Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 14 July 2025
The quality of November’s war was only magnified in retrospect by the complete lack of substance in that evening’s main event: a snooze-fest spectacle between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul.
—Mark Puleo, New York Times, 12 July 2025
In retrospect, Sinner may have never been more on the nose.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 July 2025
And would that have been ill-advised, in retrospect?
—Jordan Michelman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrospect
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Julie Rousseau,
Travel + Leisure,
19 July 2025
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Be sure to follow me for all your daily puzzle-solving guides, TV show and movie reviews and more here on this blog!—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Biden said age criticisms 'took on a life of its own' In the months since his November 2024 loss, questions over the impact of his age and perceived physical deterioration have not gone away, as the Democratic Party continues its retrospection of the defeat.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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But framing Paul American as a retrospection on labor, with the boys and their family and their lackeys gassing them up over and over, just isn’t that interesting.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 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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Last week, Republican lawmakers in the U.S. Committee on Natural Resources argued at an oversight meeting that the Endangered Species Act was an overreach of federal authority and an ambiguous statute, as part of a broader reexamination of conservation laws.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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What is apparent is that the resentencing hearing, which will end up with parole board eventually, is exactly a month before the individual June 13 reexamination hearings for each brother before the parole board that Gov. Newsom ordered back in February.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
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“Retrospect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrospect. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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