as in to reconsider
to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal
will have to reconceive my earlier opinion about him in light of his recent behavior
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Recent Examples of reconceive
Fuqua thought about abandoning the project, but ultimately agreed to reconceive it instead.
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Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Nora’s infamous door-slam is reconceived as a woman stepping out of one time and directly into another.
—Joey Sims, Vulture, 11 June 2023
In a fast-changing world profoundly transformed by the pandemic and the blistering advance of technology, a world in which the past offers ever less guidance, the CEO’s job is being reconceived.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 31 May 2023
This new version, directed by Gregg T. Daniel, has been reconceived for a five-person cast.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
Most large financial institutions and many other firms also now use platform concepts to reconceive and rearchitect their operations.
—Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
After Boseman died of colon cancer in August 2020, Marvel and the filmmakers were forced to reconceive Black Panther 2.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2022
Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Nora’s infamous door-slam is reconceived as a woman stepping out of one time and directly into another.
—Joey Sims, Vulture, 11 June 2023
In a fast-changing world profoundly transformed by the pandemic and the blistering advance of technology, a world in which the past offers ever less guidance, the CEO’s job is being reconceived.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 31 May 2023
This new version, directed by Gregg T. Daniel, has been reconceived for a five-person cast.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
Most large financial institutions and many other firms also now use platform concepts to reconceive and rearchitect their operations.
—Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
After Boseman died of colon cancer in August 2020, Marvel and the filmmakers were forced to reconceive Black Panther 2.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconceive
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Because of this imbalance, many Gen Zers today are reconsidering the climb up the corporate ladder, weighing gig or freelance work and entering the trades.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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Another look at Europa To reconsider the existence of Europa's water plume eruptions, Retherford and colleagues looked at 14 years of data regarding Europa collected by Hubble using its HST/STIS instrument (Hubble Space Telescope’s Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph).—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
22 May 2026
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Carmen Electra is revisiting her Playboy roots with her latest red carpet look.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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Since its debut on May 15, both true crime obsessives and curious onlookers have dissected the doc, which revisits the devastating case and its aftermath.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
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Police obtained a warrant to review vehicle data of the Chevrolet, which allegedly showed Gonzalez did not push on the brake pedal up to five seconds before the crash occurred.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2026
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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,
23 May 2026
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“Reconceive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconceive. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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