reexamine
verb
re·ex·am·ine
(ˌ)rē-ig-ˈza-mən 
variants
or re-examine
reexamined or re-examined; reexamining or re-examining
1
: to examine (someone or something) again especially from a different point of view
reexamine the patient/evidence
reexamining our assumptions
It's healthy, I think, to reexamine old institutions and futz with them rather than throw them out entirely.—
Majorie Ingall
Majorie IngallThe great expense is in part also a political choice that should be re-examined.—Mary Graham
Mary Graham2
law
: to question (a witness) again in a legal proceeding
Each witness is first questioned by the prosecution …, then 'cross-examined' by the defence, and then sometimes 're-examined' by the prosecution.—R. M. Jackson
R. M. JacksonExamples of reexamine in a Sentence
in light of your broken leg, we should reexamine our decision to go on a hiking vacation this summer
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Prepare to reexamine how your belief systems align with your true values, as well as how your closest relationships shape your worldview.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Feb. 2025
For evolutionary biologists, this opens new windows into the past—one that compels us to reexamine the processes and selective pressures that gave rise to flight, refined locomotion and ultimately, the unparalleled diversity of birds today.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Said quest forces her to reexamine a revelatory affair with an RAF pilot, and consider how their engagement’s cruel ending set her on the path to a different sort of fulfillment.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
In Gemini — a cerebral Air sign representing communication, curiosity and versatility — Jupiter retrograde pushes us to reexamine our ideas, conversations and intellectual pursuits.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Feb. 2025
For evolutionary biologists, this opens new windows into the past—one that compels us to reexamine the processes and selective pressures that gave rise to flight, refined locomotion and ultimately, the unparalleled diversity of birds today.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Said quest forces her to reexamine a revelatory affair with an RAF pilot, and consider how their engagement’s cruel ending set her on the path to a different sort of fulfillment.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
In Gemini — a cerebral Air sign representing communication, curiosity and versatility — Jupiter retrograde pushes us to reexamine our ideas, conversations and intellectual pursuits.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Reexamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reexamine. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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