as in review
a usually critical look at a past event the safety board's reexamination of the accident to see if it could have been prevented

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Recent Examples of reexamination The reexamination relates to new evidence uncovered over the past year providing context to the crimes. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024 Further, an important reform movement in psychology has prompted reexamination of many classic experiments. Laura Niemi, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024 Cooper takes a revisionist view of the second world war that goes far beyond a continuing reexamination of the past — a basic part of any historian’s work — or even an exaggerated contrarianism into ... Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 10 Sep. 2024 The team is adhering to recommendations by the doctors, who have provided a two-week reexamination timetable to assess the next steps for Herbert’s return. Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reexamination 
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Noun
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    Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 Jan. 2025
  • 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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  • In retrospect, figureheads may flinch at their own clumsiness in interviewing her.
    Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
  • This should have been a sign to hold on to that sweater, in retrospect.
    Keyla Marquez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Regular Self-Reflection: Encourage leaders to assess their own emotional triggers and develop personal reappraisal habits for better anger management.
    Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Al Jolson, Miles Davis, and even Leonard Bernstein have streets co-named for them and have gone through varying degrees of cultural reappraisal ranging from messy bisexual (Bernstein) to appearing in blackface (Jolson) to allegations of spousal abuse (Davis).
    Fran Hoepfner, Curbed, 31 Dec. 2024

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“Reexamination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reexamination. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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