REEXAMINE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

reexamine

verb

(ˌ)rē-ig-ˈza-mən

Definition of reexamine

as in to reconsider

to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal in light of your broken leg, we should reexamine our decision to go on a hiking vacation this summer

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Recent Examples of reexamine The findings cut across North American Jewish communities of different regions and sizes and are prompting Jewish leaders to reexamine their assumptions at a time when Israel is shedding support among Americans of all backgrounds. — Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2026 The other will reexamine the high school course requirements for UC admissions. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 While the Supreme Court ruled that location data is protected by the Fourth Amendment, the justices did not weigh in on the legality of the search that prompted the legal challenge -- instead leaving that issue for the lower courts to reexamine. — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 29 June 2026 The case went unresolved before investigators reexamined the evidence using advances in genetic genealogy. — Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for reexamine

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These are just a few of the financial barriers that deter applicants and lead as many as one-quarter of the nation’s aspiring physicians to reconsider enrollment or to switch to nonclinical career paths.

— Marj Halperin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Little Rock Police Department officials have not said whether the department will reconsider the use of the technology.

— Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of reconsider

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Winehouse’s story has also been revisited on screen through several documentaries and the 2024 bopic Back to Black, which starred Marisa Abela.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026
Samuel Eto’o, who recently told CNN Sports in an exclusive interview that Infantino hasn’t done anything wrong and actually called for the controversial plan that caused this tumultuous situation to be revisited.

— Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of revisit

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Congress now has 90 days of continuous session to review the agreement, which would go into effect absent objection.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Still, the archetypal influencer in our cultural imagination is not a man reviewing watches on YouTube or hosting a podcast from his studio in Austin.

— Laura Jung, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026

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