reappraisal
noun
re·ap·prais·al
(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈprā-zəl 
plural reappraisals
: the act or an instance of reappraising something : a second or fresh appraisal
Commissioners voted not to adopt the state-certified tax rate calculated after the most recent reappraisal but to keep the existing rate …—
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Examples of reappraisal in a Sentence
teachers are undertaking a reappraisal of the current grading system, as the consensus is that A's have been given out too easily of late
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Reagan’s partnership with fellow conservative and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, often depicted as one of unbridled mutual admiration, comes in for a reappraisal, too.
—Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
There are few former SNL cast members more ripe for reappraisal than Taran Killam.
—Andy Hoglund, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2024
Lysenko already succeeded in silencing his rivals, and a reappraisal of his legacy would allow Stalinists to whitewash an important lesson in Russian history.
—Loren R. Graham, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2016
In return, she’s received a big, bleak, brave, funny, showy role that demands an entire career reappraisal, plus the flattery of, at age 61, convincingly playing 50.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
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Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
There are few former SNL cast members more ripe for reappraisal than Taran Killam.
—Andy Hoglund, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2024
Lysenko already succeeded in silencing his rivals, and a reappraisal of his legacy would allow Stalinists to whitewash an important lesson in Russian history.
—Loren R. Graham, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2016
In return, she’s received a big, bleak, brave, funny, showy role that demands an entire career reappraisal, plus the flattery of, at age 61, convincingly playing 50.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Reappraisal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reappraisal. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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