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 No theory, no matter how powerful and storied, is above reexamination. Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2025 But what is clear ought to cause a serious reexamination of the traditional equation of technological innovation with healthy markets for jobs. IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2011 The women’s reexamination of their complex dad’s demons and flaws, vis-à-vis these unearthed creations, proves illuminating and poignant. Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025 The study’s authors believe their findings can help kick off thoughtful reexaminations of Europe’s last hunter-gatherer societies, as well as their influence on the natural world around them. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reexamination
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Noun
  • After nearly 6,000 California prisoners falsely tested positive for opioids, officials launch sweeping review.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
  • The show also received poor reviews in the U.S. and U.K.
    Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • Our society tends to admire the value of motherhood in retrospect.
    Audrey Ingram, People.com, 3 June 2025
  • The ground has been prepared for them; the path clear only in retrospect.
    Deborah Baker June 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Cognitive reappraisal, or rethinking the situation more constructively.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
  • The use of intimacy coordinators in Hollywood exploded after the #MeToo movement prompted a reappraisal of power dynamics on set.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025

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“Reexamination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reexamination. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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