reconsider
verb
re·con·sid·er
ˌrē-kən-ˈsi-dər 
reconsidered; reconsidering; reconsiders
: to consider again especially with a view to changing or reversing
: to consider something again
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Examples of reconsider in a Sentence
She refused to reconsider her decision not to loan us the money.
Local opposition has forced the company to reconsider building a new warehouse here.
We hope you will reconsider.
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North Dakota regulators last year denied a siting permit for Summit but later agreed to reconsider.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2024
Ukraine and its backers hope that Russian advances on the battlefield will remain incremental and exact an unsustainably high cost, which will force Moscow to reconsider its objectives.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2024
While the United States government is urging its residents to reconsider traveling to Jamaica, a popular spring break destination, there are other options for seeking a trip to a tropical Caribbean paradise.
—Jana Hayes, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
About this project Manufacturing is undergoing a renaissance in the United States as companies, frustrated by supply chain problems and wary of political disputes, reconsider sending work overseas and invest back home.
—Staff, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2024
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2024
Ukraine and its backers hope that Russian advances on the battlefield will remain incremental and exact an unsustainably high cost, which will force Moscow to reconsider its objectives.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2024
While the United States government is urging its residents to reconsider traveling to Jamaica, a popular spring break destination, there are other options for seeking a trip to a tropical Caribbean paradise.
—Jana Hayes, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
About this project Manufacturing is undergoing a renaissance in the United States as companies, frustrated by supply chain problems and wary of political disputes, reconsider sending work overseas and invest back home.
—Staff, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2024
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reconsider
verb
re·con·sid·er
ˌrē-kən-ˈsid-ər
: to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal
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