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
In retrospect, the GameStop free-for-all may have represented the peak of the easy-money IP boom.
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Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
In retrospect, the company believes that initial intrusion was designed to gain intelligence about Sophos products that would enable follow-on attacks on its customers.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
At the time, Stephens posted a photo of the two of them in their costumes on Instagram, adding a caption that is hilarious in retrospect.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Slowly, and perhaps in retrospect very slowly, Kelly and Andrew worked up to having The Concourse Project which is their own 18,000 square foot warehouse which can be configured as a modular venue.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
In retrospect, the company believes that initial intrusion was designed to gain intelligence about Sophos products that would enable follow-on attacks on its customers.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
At the time, Stephens posted a photo of the two of them in their costumes on Instagram, adding a caption that is hilarious in retrospect.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Slowly, and perhaps in retrospect very slowly, Kelly and Andrew worked up to having The Concourse Project which is their own 18,000 square foot warehouse which can be configured as a modular venue.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrospect
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The outlet said that the move came after a close review of Amazon’s programming costs across its entertainment portfolio, prompted by several expensive series that failed to connect with audiences.Bruce Gil, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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In feedback, YouTube fans suggested that Brownlee was valuing profit over the original purpose of his platform, which is to provide quality, unbiased reviews of consumer tech products.Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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To take some of the pressure off of its constant retrospection, The Bear also nestles itself into a sideways version of reality.Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 27 June 2024
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Yet at its best, the Robertson tribute — produced by Blackbird Presents, which also put on Willie Nelson’s two-night 90th-birthday extravaganza last year at the Hollywood Bowl — had a liveliness that cut through the many-layered retrospection of it all.Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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The first modern reappraisal of his work was published in 2009 by Mikhail Anokhin, a pediatrician who also describes himself a publicist, short story writer, and playwright.Loren R. Graham, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2016
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Reagan’s partnership with fellow conservative and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, often depicted as one of unbridled mutual admiration, comes in for a reappraisal, too.Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
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The reexamination relates to new evidence uncovered over the past year providing context to the crimes.Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
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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
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“Retrospect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrospect. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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