as in to reconsider
to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal
in light of your broken leg, we should reexamine our decision to go on a hiking vacation this summer
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Recent Examples of reexamine
O'Connell announced the decision to reopen the cases days before a new book reexamining the crimes was published.
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Democratic lawmakers have framed the tragedy as a moment to reexamine health care policy.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
The plan included creating a wellness center; hiring a director of wellness (suicide prevention training would later be in the job posting); gatekeeper training for faculty, staff and students; suicide prevention training for parents; and reexamining academic policies.
—Max Kutner, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024
Now, the relationship has soured for many, who are reexamining their relationships with these devices.
—Lewis Gordon, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Democratic lawmakers have framed the tragedy as a moment to reexamine health care policy.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
The plan included creating a wellness center; hiring a director of wellness (suicide prevention training would later be in the job posting); gatekeeper training for faculty, staff and students; suicide prevention training for parents; and reexamining academic policies.
—Max Kutner, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024
Now, the relationship has soured for many, who are reexamining their relationships with these devices.
—Lewis Gordon, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024
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Walt Disney had originally planned to produce Snow White as a Silly Symphony short, but reconsidered, believing that the story had enough potential for a feature film adaptation.Marc Berman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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What's New Mauritius, an island country in the Indian Ocean, is reconsidering a deal with the United Kingdom concerning the Chagos Islands, which house a crucial U.S. military base.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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This year, revisit your organizational structure and align it with your strategic goals.Robert Gauvreau, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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For generations, Dickens’ most iconic characters and images have indeed revisited readers each holiday season, just as the curmudgeonly Ebenezer Scrooge is haunted by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come in the book.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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But agency records reviewed by the Daily News show the Department of Buildings kicked into action after Lewis-Martin put word in with Vilenchik on the Hotel on Rivington renovations.Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
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Officials are reviewing video recordings of the scene and have asked the public to contact them with any information about the incident.Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Reexamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reexamine. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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