reexamine
verb
re·ex·am·ine
(ˌ)rē-ig-ˈza-mən 
variants
or re-examine
reexamined or re-examined; reexamining or re-examining
1
: to examine (someone or something) again especially from a different point of view
reexamine the patient/evidence
reexamining our assumptions
It's healthy, I think, to reexamine old institutions and futz with them rather than throw them out entirely.—
Majorie Ingall
Majorie IngallThe great expense is in part also a political choice that should be re-examined.—Mary Graham
Mary Graham2
law
: to question (a witness) again in a legal proceeding
Each witness is first questioned by the prosecution …, then 'cross-examined' by the defence, and then sometimes 're-examined' by the prosecution.—R. M. Jackson
R. M. JacksonSynonyms
Examples of reexamine in a Sentence
in light of your broken leg, we should reexamine our decision to go on a hiking vacation this summer
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—Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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Max Kutner, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024
Now, the relationship has soured for many, who are reexamining their relationships with these devices.
—Lewis Gordon, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024
That case isn’t entirely finished after France’s top court said last year that a €1.8 billion ($1.9 billion) penalty UBS had received should be reexamined, opening the door to a possible cut.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune Europe, 4 Dec. 2024
The trial is the latest in a string of lawsuits and criminal allegations that has led the county prosecutor’s office to begin a $1.7-million effort to reexamine cases Golubski worked on during his 35 years on the force.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Reexamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reexamine. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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