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, this was the height (or perhaps the nadir) of a kind of purity-test politics that was making some swing voters, including Rogan, feel less at home in the Democratic coalition.
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Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
This fits with the iPhone 16e naming policy: there were so many design and component differences introduced in the 16e that naming it SE fourth-generation seemed impossible, in retrospect.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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
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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Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
This fits with the iPhone 16e naming policy: there were so many design and component differences introduced in the 16e that naming it SE fourth-generation seemed impossible, in retrospect.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrospect
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Sign up for my newsletter for more reviews and commentary on entertainment and culture.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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One reason the data are at odds could be that Man in a Hole tales draw more viewers and generally receive more ratings overall—and IMDb users are more likely to leave a negative review than a positive one.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 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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The sale will prompt a reappraisal of value and creative labor.—
Gerui Wang,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 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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When Ryan Murphy’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story was released on Netflix in September 2024, his true-crime drama spurred calls for a reexamination of Lyle and Erik Menendez’s murder case — as well as demands for the brothers’ release from prison after more than three decades.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
12 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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“Retrospect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrospect. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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