RECONSIDERATIONS Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

reconsiderations

noun

plural of reconsideration

as in reviews

a usually critical look at a past event the discovery of new evidence calls for a reconsideration of the case

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Recent Examples of reconsiderations If anything, the seven-game winning streak prompts some reconsiderations. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 These frozen reconsiderations of classic cocktails are summer manna. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 10 June 2026 Undoubtedly, these reconsiderations have been a largely positive exercise, foregrounding not only more equitable but more accurate and more engaging histories, and opening gallery and museum doors to previously excluded artists (even if many have suffered with the ups and downs of speculation). — Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026 The law has survived multiple reviews and reconsiderations of gun rights and gun control legislation. — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026

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reviews

Noun

Picture a Sacramento employee called into a Friday afternoon meeting after years of solid reviews.

— William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Many of the 175 findings in the report will not come as a surprise to those who have followed the flurry of lawsuits, investigative news reports and city and county after-action reviews.

— Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

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