as in review
a usually critical look at a past event
the discovery of new evidence calls for a reconsideration of the case
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconsideration
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Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025 -
Top-Down Performance Reviews The top-down performance review is being replaced with a conversation between the boss and the employee.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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When Ryan Murphy’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story was released on Netflix in September 2024, his true-crime drama spurred calls for a reexamination of Lyle and Erik Menendez’s murder case — as well as demands for the brothers’ release from prison after more than three decades.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2025
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The discoveries may force a reexamination of galaxy evolution.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Jan. 2025
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In the end, the finale may not have entirely redeemed some pacing issues and unwieldy sprawl, but ended strongly enough to make both seem minor in retrospect.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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In retrospect, Garten describes Nixon's shock as both inevitable and revolutionary—a necessary response to unsustainable pressures within the Bretton Woods system.—
Bob Haber,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The sale will prompt a reappraisal of value and creative labor.—
Gerui Wang,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Among other sweeping changes approved last summer, TAD voted to pause reappraisals in 2025 and then do them every other year beginning in 2027.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Reconsideration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconsideration. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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