reexamination
noun
re·ex·am·i·na·tion
(ˌ)rē-ig-ˌza-mə-ˈnā-shən 
variants
or re-examination
plural reexaminations or re-examinations
1
: the act or process of examining something again especially from a different viewpoint
… force a critical reexamination of the premises and standards of existing scholarly work.—
Joan W. Scott
Joan W. Scott2
law
a
: the act or process of examining a witness in a court of law after the witness has been cross-examined : redirect examination
b
: the review by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of the validity of a patent being questioned on the basis of prior art
In another type of proceedings, called reexamination, the challenger can trigger rejection of the patent by producing new evidence of prior art—new evidence that the invention was "not novel or was obvious."—Erik Larson
Erik LarsonExamples of reexamination in a Sentence
the safety board's reexamination of the accident to see if it could have been prevented
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And just like Kelly might not be here if not for the injuries and struggles that led to a total reexamination of his game, Flaherty might not be here without the calluses of two-plus seasons spent chasing his former self.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 12 July 2024
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Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
The discoveries may force a reexamination of galaxy evolution.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Jan. 2025
The Simpsons’s 2020s Renaissance has been defined by bigger swings, higher concepts, trolling, near complete disregard for canon, and a reexamination, if not deconstruction, of the show’s character: All of these elements are operating at a maximum for this modern masterpiece.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
And just like Kelly might not be here if not for the injuries and struggles that led to a total reexamination of his game, Flaherty might not be here without the calluses of two-plus seasons spent chasing his former self.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 12 July 2024
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“Reexamination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reexamination. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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