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
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconsideration
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Erik Kain,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025 -
According to the Department of Defense source, there was little oversight of the people conducting the review, which contributed to the mistakes.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
21 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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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
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Indeed, the annals of stock market commentaries are replete with prognostications that, in retrospect, were almost comically wrong.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Canes’ getting two wins away from a first national championship in ‘23 seems in retrospect like an anomaly in an odd season for college hoops.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 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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The Union County Commission decreased the tax rate by 15 cents per $100 in valuation in 2021 after the last reappraisal, Harrell said.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Reconsideration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconsideration. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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