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
The timing of this turns out to have been pretty important, in retrospect.
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Kelly Evans, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
But in retrospect, his honeymoon with Canadians was brief, lasting only about two years.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Ashcroft became Ratcliffe’s political mentor, an association that seems ironic in retrospect.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
Still, writing in a sober, downbeat style and translating Hemingway and Steinbeck, as Vittorini and his fellow novelist Cesare Pavese did, came to be seen in retrospect as acts of resistance in themselves.
—Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Kelly Evans, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
But in retrospect, his honeymoon with Canadians was brief, lasting only about two years.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Ashcroft became Ratcliffe’s political mentor, an association that seems ironic in retrospect.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
Still, writing in a sober, downbeat style and translating Hemingway and Steinbeck, as Vittorini and his fellow novelist Cesare Pavese did, came to be seen in retrospect as acts of resistance in themselves.
—Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrospect
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Federal agencies have opened at least three reviews into whether Musk and SpaceX complied with disclosure protocols intended to protect state secrets, people with knowledge of the matter said.Ryan Mac, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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President Biden launched a review of US critical mineral supply chains during the first few weeks of his presidency.Tobias Burns, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
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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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Her retrospection only increases upon realizing that she’s gotten lost in the wilderness.airmail.news, airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025
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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
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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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The Simpsons’s 2020s Renaissance has been defined by bigger swings, higher concepts, trolling, near complete disregard for canon, and a reexamination, if not deconstruction, of the show’s character: All of these elements are operating at a maximum for this modern masterpiece.Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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And just like Kelly might not be here if not for the injuries and struggles that led to a total reexamination of his game, Flaherty might not be here without the calluses of two-plus seasons spent chasing his former self.Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 12 July 2024
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“Retrospect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrospect. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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