as in review
a usually critical look at a past event
in retrospect, we should have saved more money for college
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Recent Examples of retrospect
The color scheme was an unobtrusive if unremarkable mix of taupes and grays, which, in retrospect, offered its own respite from the technicolor experience on the rest of the ship.
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Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
In retrospect, however, Obama’s speech looks less like the dawn of a new era than an epitaph for a brief period of hope that was rapidly coming to an end.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 15 Jan. 2025
In retrospect, this was a move that never should have happened.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
In retrospect, the Golden Globes, held one week ago at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, were extremely lucky.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
In retrospect, however, Obama’s speech looks less like the dawn of a new era than an epitaph for a brief period of hope that was rapidly coming to an end.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 15 Jan. 2025
In retrospect, this was a move that never should have happened.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
In retrospect, the Golden Globes, held one week ago at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, were extremely lucky.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrospect
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With more than 600 perfect reviews, shoppers praised the affordable price point of these pants.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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Musk’s companies have been under numerous recent investigations or reviews by federal regulators.—
Damon Beres,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Every intervention, rereading, and retrospection by Jameson is about the present and the wish to shape the future.—
Mark Greif,
Harper's Magazine,
26 July 2024
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Nila’s fuzzy retrospection is especially frustrating in moments featuring her toxic relationship with Marlowe.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2025
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By contrast, reappraisal techniques, which involve reinterpreting the meaning of a triggering event, have been shown to reduce emotional arousal and support long-term emotional health.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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After news broke that Carter had entered hospice, writer and GOP political consultant Stuart Stevens was one of many offering public reappraisals of the former president.—
Mark Barabak,
The Mercury News,
1 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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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
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“Retrospect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrospect. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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