reconsideration

noun

Definition of reconsiderationnext
as in review
a usually critical look at a past event the discovery of new evidence calls for a reconsideration of the case

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  1. review
  2. reexamination
  3. retrospect
  4. reappraisal
Noun
  • Their music tapped into hard knocks and entrepreneurial ambitions – but both wanted more than album sales and positive reviews.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of review
Noun
  • 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
  • Yet the inertial power of long-standing security arrangements and the drift of events in the region have effectively foreclosed any serious reexamination of the fundamentals of U.S.–Egyptian ties.
    Michael Wahid Hanna, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of reexamination
Noun
  • In retrospect, future analysts may see the 2024 election as the death knell for the Democratic Party's viability in rural America.
    G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
  • In retrospect, the fact that camera images themselves would become a subject seems inevitable.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of retrospect
Noun
  • All told, Mind Games was long overdue for a reappraisal.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Woodrow Wilson, by Christopher Cox Former Rep. Christopher Cox has written a powerful reappraisal of the 28th U.S. president that reaches devastating conclusions.
    Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of reappraisal
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