as in review
a usually critical look at a past event the safety board's reexamination of the accident to see if it could have been prevented

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Recent Examples of reexamination 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 The reexamination of the case came more than 35 years after the fatal shooting of Jose and Kitty Menendez in their Beverly Hills home. Cindy Von Quednow, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024 The reexamination relates to new evidence uncovered over the past year providing context to the crimes. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024 Further, an important reform movement in psychology has prompted reexamination of many classic experiments. Laura Niemi, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for reexamination
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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
  • 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
  • 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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“Reexamination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reexamination. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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